dolphin COMMON NAME: bottlenose dolphin, Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, Pacific bottlenose dolphin, bottle-nosed dolphin KINGDOM : Animalia CLASS: Mammalia PHYLUM: Chordata ORDER: Cetacea FAMILY Delphinidae SUBORDER Odontoceti GENUS SPECIES Tursiops truncatus Description Bottlenose dolphins are light to dark gray over their dorsal surface, fading into a white or cream along their ventral region. They have a streamlined fusiform body shape. The source of their common name, bottlenose dolphins exhibit a pronounced anterior rostrum (often referred to as a beak), typically 7 to 8 cm (3 in.) in length. Said rostrum generally contains 72 to 104 conically-shaped, homogenous teeth, with tooth counts varying among individuals. Their dorsal fin is falcate. Habitat Bottlenose dolphins in