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Scientific Name
Tursiops truncatus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821)
Park
Gateway National Recreation Area (GATE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Bottlenose Dolphin
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassMammalia
SubclassTheria
InfraclassEutheria
OrderCetacea
SuborderOdontoceti
FamilyDelphinidae
GenusTursiops
SpeciesTursiops truncatus
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Cook, 1989: Pelagic marine species, occurs in oceans and bays; Occurs at Sandy Hook Unit and JBWR (Subway Island)/McArthur-Heuser, 2004:Occurs at Sandy Hook Unit, pelagic marine species, occurs in oceans and bays/; Data Source: Cook, 1989; McArthur-Heuser, 2004
Nativeness
Unknown
Nativeness Notes
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Cook, 1989
Management Tags
  • Management Priority
    NY NH, 2007:State Rank=S3; State Protected Status=U; State Watched (W) or Tracked (T)=T; Global Rank=G5; Federal Status=None./
Seasonality Tags
  • Migratory
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
2
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
sac - I & M Office
Created Date
12/15/1999 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Linda Fabre
Last Modified Date
9/27/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Cook, 1989m; McArthur-Heuser, 2004m
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Assateague Island National Seashore (ASIS)
Biscayne National Park (BISC)
Cape Cod National Seashore (CACO)
Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CAHA)
Channel Islands National Park (CHIS)
Cumberland Island National Seashore (CUIS)
Dry Tortugas National Park (DRTO)
Everglades National Park (EVER)
Fire Island National Seashore (FIIS)
Fort Matanzas National Monument (FOMA)
Fort Pulaski National Monument (FOPU)
Fort Sumter National Historical Park (FOSU)
Gulf Islands National Seashore (GUIS)
Padre Island National Seashore (PAIS)
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve (JELA)
Point Reyes National Seashore (PORE)
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve (TIMU)
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