Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821)
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Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821) View in CoL . Mem. Wernerian Nat. Hist. Soc., 3:75.
TYPE LOCALITY: U.K., England, Devonshire, Stoke Gabriel (about 5 mi. (8 km) up the River Dart), Duncannon Pool .
DISTRIBUTION: Tropical and temperate waters of the world, including the Black Sea.
COMMENT: Includes aduncus, gephyreus, gillii, and nuuanu; see IWC, 1975, J. Fish Res. Bd. Can., 32:968. Ross, 1977, Ann. Cape Prov. Mus. Nat. Hist., 11(9): 135— 194, stated that aduncus (in the tropical Indo-Pacific) may be a distinct species. Hall, 1981:885-887, considered nesarnack (synonym of truncatus ) and gillii distinct species.
PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix II as Order Cetacea .
ISIS NUMBER: 5301411002014002001 as T. truncatus .
5301411002014001001 as T. gilli (sic).
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