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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Tursiops truncatus

Accepted taxon: Tursiops truncatus


Accepted taxon: Tursiops truncatus
Taxon: Tursiops truncatus
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: CETACEA | ODONTOCETI | Delphinidae | Tursiops
Reference: Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), JHU Press, 2005.

Fig.1 - Ternary plot of the proximate analysis for the Tursiops truncatus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 2, ASH (Ash contents) 10, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 3, CP (Crude Protein) 74, EE (Ether Extract) 11. See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets. Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15. [DOI]


Table 1. List of Diet Items for Tursiops truncatus.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Osteichthyes WHOLE 11.08 Grzimek,B…
Teuthida WHOLE 6.67 Grzimek,B…
Arthropoda WHOLE 3.33 Grzimek,B…
Merluccius merluccius WHOLE 2.43 Neri, A.,…
Conger conger WHOLE 2.41 Neri, A.,…
Illex coindetii WHOLE 2.30 Neri, A.,…
Diplodus annularis WHOLE 2.28 Neri, A.,…
Pagellus erythrinus WHOLE 2.23 Neri, A.,…
Ophidion barbatum WHOLE 2.21 Neri, A.,…
Octopus vulgaris WHOLE 2.20 Neri, A.,…
Eledone cirrhosa WHOLE 2.15 Neri, A.,…
Loligo vulgaris WHOLE 2.06 Neri, A.,…
Trachurus mediterraneus WHOLE 2.04 Neri, A.,…
Mugilidae WHOLE 2.00 Neri, A.,…
Gobius niger WHOLE 1.99 Neri, A.,…
Mullus WHOLE 1.93 Neri, A.,…
Trisopterus WHOLE 1.90 Neri, A.,…
Eledone moschata WHOLE 1.86 Neri, A.,…
Rissoa WHOLE 1.81 Neri, A.,…
Engraulis encrasicolus WHOLE 1.78 Neri, A.,…
Boops lineatus WHOLE 1.76 Neri, A.,…
Sardina pilchardus WHOLE 1.74 Neri, A.,…
Spicara flexuosa WHOLE 1.69 Neri, A.,…
Alloteuthis WHOLE 1.58 Neri, A.,…
Trachurus WHOLE 1.58 Neri, A.,…
Spicara smaris WHOLE 1.54 Neri, A.,…
Sphyraena sphyraena WHOLE 1.48 Neri, A.,…
Umbrina cirrosa WHOLE 1.45 Neri, A.,…
Lesueurigobius WHOLE 1.43 Neri, A.,…
Lithognathus mormyrus WHOLE 1.41 Neri, A.,…
Sparus aurata WHOLE 1.36 Neri, A.,…
Serranus WHOLE 1.35 Neri, A.,…
Chelidonichthys cuculus WHOLE 1.23 Neri, A.,…
Ancistroteuthis lichtensteini WHOLE 1.19 Neri, A.,…
Gnathophis mystax WHOLE 1.17 Neri, A.,…
Citharus linguatula WHOLE 1.16 Neri, A.,…
Diplodus vulgaris WHOLE 1.13 Neri, A.,…
Gobius WHOLE 1.03 Neri, A.,…
Chelidonichthys lucernus WHOLE 1.01 Neri, A.,…
Arnoglossus WHOLE 0.97 Neri, A.,…
Sardinella aurita WHOLE 0.88 Neri, A.,…
Triglidae WHOLE 0.85 Neri, A.,…
Phycis WHOLE 0.85 Neri, A.,…
Dicentrarchus labrax WHOLE 0.80 Neri, A.,…
Callionymus WHOLE 0.72 Neri, A.,…
Ariosoma balearicum WHOLE 0.71 Neri, A.,…
Clupeidae WHOLE 0.71 Neri, A.,…
Histioteuthis reversa WHOLE 0.69 Neri, A.,…
Solea solea WHOLE 0.69 Neri, A.,…
Onychoteuthis banksii WHOLE 0.69 Neri, A.,…
Solea WHOLE 0.64 Neri, A.,…
Bothus podas WHOLE 0.60 Neri, A.,…
Sepiolidae WHOLE 0.59 Neri, A.,…
Gobiidae WHOLE 0.59 Neri, A.,…
Pagellus acarne WHOLE 0.58 Neri, A.,…
Mullus barbatus WHOLE 0.57 Neri, A.,…
Heteroteuthis dispar WHOLE 0.55 Neri, A.,…
Pomadasys incisus WHOLE 0.55 Neri, A.,…
Micromesistius poutassou WHOLE 0.53 Neri, A.,…
Callionymus risso WHOLE 0.51 Neri, A.,…
Serranus cabrilla WHOLE 0.50 Neri, A.,…
Cepola macrophthalma WHOLE 0.47 Neri, A.,…
Dentex dentex WHOLE 0.38 Neri, A.,…
Cephalopoda WHOLE 0.37 Neri, A.,…
Spondyliosoma cantharus WHOLE 0.29 Neri, A.,…
Synodus saurus WHOLE 0.29 Neri, A.,…
Soleidae WHOLE 0.17 Neri, A.,…
Abralia veranyi WHOLE 0.15 Neri, A.,…
Argonauta argo WHOLE 0.13 Neri, A.,…
Octopodidae WHOLE 0.02 Neri, A.,…

a. Standardized values. See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets. Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15. [DOI]


Table 2. List of Standard Traits for Tursiops truncatus.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Aquatic Aquatic – Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals,
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Piscivore and Squid-Eater Piscivore and Squid-Eater – Brian K. McNab, 1986, 'The Influence of Food Habits on the Energetics of Eutherian Mammals', Ecological Monographs, vol. 56, no. 1, p. 1, G. J. Slater, S. A. Price, F. Santini, M. E. Alfaro, 2010, 'Diversity versus disparity and the radiation of modern cetaceans', Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 277, no. 1697, pp. 3097-3104, Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals,
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Animalivore Animalivore – Brian K. McNab, 1986, 'The Influence of Food Habits on the Energetics of Eutherian Mammals', Ecological Monographs, vol. 56, no. 1, p. 1, G. J. Slater, S. A. Price, F. Santini, M. E. Alfaro, 2010, 'Diversity versus disparity and the radiation of modern cetaceans', Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 277, no. 1697, pp. 3097-3104, Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals,

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Tursiops truncatus.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) Brazil g - - - - - 280,000 - - Paglia,A.…
Condylobasal Length (CBL) ESP, eastern South Pacific mm 4 4 - - 500 517 534 17 Costa, A.…
Condylobasal Length (CBL) CA California mm 74 74 - - 470 514 572 20 Costa, A.…
Condylobasal Length (CBL) WNP, western North Pacific mm 19 19 - - 497 533 578 20 Costa, A.…
Condylobasal Length (CBL) GoC mm 4 4 - - 471 505 537 27 Costa, A.…
Condylobasal Length (CBL) ETP, eastern tropical Pacific mm 29 29 - - 423 473 512 17 Costa, A.…
Head-Body Length (HBL) ETP, eastern tropical Pacific mm 13 - 13 - - 2,438.5 - - Costa, A.…
Head-Body Length (HBL) ETP, eastern tropical Pacific mm 14 - - 14 - 2,558.6 - - Costa, A.…
Head-Body Length (HBL) CA California mm 27 - 27 - - 2,746.3 - - Costa, A.…
Head-Body Length (HBL) CA California mm 34 - - 34 - 2,979.4 - - Costa, A.…
Head-Body Length (HBL) WNP, western North Pacific mm 7 - 7 - - 2,978.6 - - Costa, A.…
Head-Body Length (HBL) WNP, western North Pacific mm 12 - - 12 - 3,054.2 - - Costa, A.…
Zygomatic Breath ETP, eastern tropical Pacific mm 29 29 - - 226 239 257 9 Costa, A.…
Zygomatic Breath ESP, eastern South Pacific mm 4 4 - - 261 273 293 14 Costa, A.…
Zygomatic Breath WNP, western North Pacific mm 19 19 - - 264 279 301 11 Costa, A.…
Zygomatic Breath CA California mm 74 74 - - 240 268 304 14 Costa, A.…
Zygomatic Breath GoC mm 4 4 - - 239 264 293 25 Costa, A.…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Tursiops truncatus.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
ANTO Length of antorbital process CA California mm 74 74 - - 43 53 71 5 Costa, A.…
ANTO Length of antorbital process ETP, eastern tropical Pacific mm 29 29 - - 42 53 63 5 Costa, A.…
ANTO Length of antorbital process WNP, western North Pacific mm 19 19 - - 52 63 72 5 Costa, A.…
ANTO Length of antorbital process ESP, eastern South Pacific mm 4 4 - - 54 60 74 9 Costa, A.…
ANTO Length of antorbital process GoC mm 4 4 - - 46 54 61 6 Costa, A.…
EXTN Width of external nares CA California mm 73 73 - - 51 60 68 4 Costa, A.…
EXTN Width of external nares ETP, eastern tropical Pacific mm 29 29 - - 47 51 56 2 Costa, A.…
EXTN Width of external nares WNP, western North Pacific mm 19 19 - - 53 60 65 4 Costa, A.…
EXTN Width of external nares ESP, eastern South Pacific mm 4 4 - - 54 62 68 6 Costa, A.…
EXTN Width of external nares GoC mm 4 4 - - 57 61 63 2 Costa, A.…
FOSH Height of temporal fossa CA California mm 74 74 - - 69 81 97 6 Costa, A.…
FOSH Height of temporal fossa ETP, eastern tropical Pacific mm 29 29 - - 67 76 84 5 Costa, A.…
FOSH Height of temporal fossa WNP, western North Pacific mm 19 19 - - 20 79 91 15 Costa, A.…
FOSH Height of temporal fossa ESP, eastern South Pacific mm 4 4 - - 81 84 88 3 Costa, A.…
FOSH Height of temporal fossa GoC mm 4 4 - - 74 78 88 6 Costa, A.…
FOSL Length of temporal fossa CA California mm 74 74 - - 105 119 134 7 Costa, A.…
FOSL Length of temporal fossa ETP, eastern tropical Pacific mm 29 29 - - 90 103 116 7 Costa, A.…
FOSL Length of temporal fossa WNP, western North Pacific mm 19 19 - - 107 118 130 7 Costa, A.…
FOSL Length of temporal fossa ESP, eastern South Pacific mm 4 4 - - 104 113 123 8 Costa, A.…
FOSL Length of temporal fossa GoC mm 3 3 - - 96 112 123 14 Costa, A.…
INTN Width of internal nares CA California mm 73 73 - - 61 79 92 5 Costa, A.…
INTN Width of internal nares ETP, eastern tropical Pacific mm 29 29 - - 68 74 78 3 Costa, A.…
INTN Width of internal nares WNP, western North Pacific mm 19 19 - - 81 87 93 4 Costa, A.…
INTN Width of internal nares ESP, eastern South Pacific mm 4 4 - - 82 84 87 2 Costa, A.…
INTN Width of internal nares GoC mm 4 4 - - 73 79 89 7 Costa, A.…
LORO Length of lower tooth row CA California mm 71 71 - - 207 237 264 11 Costa, A.…
LORO Length of lower tooth row ETP, eastern tropical Pacific mm 28 28 - - 191 222 239 10 Costa, A.…
LORO Length of lower tooth row WNP, western North Pacific mm 18 18 - - 226 246 277 13 Costa, A.…
LORO Length of lower tooth row ESP, eastern South Pacific mm 2 2 - - 242 251 259 12 Costa, A.…
LORO Length of lower tooth row GoC mm 1 1 - - - 244 - - Costa, A.…
ORBI Length of orbit CA California mm 74 74 - - 60 67 77 3 Costa, A.…
ORBI Length of orbit ETP, eastern tropical Pacific mm 29 29 - - 57 61 66 3 Costa, A.…
ORBI Length of orbit WNP, western North Pacific mm 19 19 - - 59 67 75 4 Costa, A.…
ORBI Length of orbit ESP, eastern South Pacific mm 4 4 - - 64 68 72 3 Costa, A.…
ORBI Length of orbit GoC mm 3 3 - - 64 67 71 3 Costa, A.…
PMXM Greatest width of premaxillaries CA California mm 74 74 - - 84 97 115 6 Costa, A.…
PMXM Greatest width of premaxillaries ETP, eastern tropical Pacific mm 29 29 - - 73 84 92 4 Costa, A.…
PMXM Greatest width of premaxillaries WNP, western North Pacific mm 19 19 - - 93 100 110 5 Costa, A.…
PMXM Greatest width of premaxillaries ESP, eastern South Pacific mm 4 4 - - 95 101 107 5 Costa, A.…
PMXM Greatest width of premaxillaries GoC mm 4 4 - - 88 95 100 5 Costa, A.…
POST Postorbital width CA California mm 74 74 - - 208 264 299 14 Costa, A.…
POST Postorbital width ETP, eastern tropical Pacific mm 29 29 - - 226 239 257 7 Costa, A.…
POST Postorbital width WNP, western North Pacific mm 19 19 - - 263 275 292 10 Costa, A.…
POST Postorbital width ESP, eastern South Pacific mm 4 4 - - 265 274 290 11 Costa, A.…
POST Postorbital width GoC mm 4 4 - - 242 263 292 22 Costa, A.…
PREO Preorbital width CA California mm 74 74 - - 204 232 276 13 Costa, A.…
PREO Preorbital width ETP, eastern tropical Pacific mm 29 29 - - 197 212 228 8 Costa, A.…
PREO Preorbital width WNP, western North Pacific mm 19 19 - - 229 247 264 11 Costa, A.…
PREO Preorbital width ESP, eastern South Pacific mm 4 4 - - 232 242 254 10 Costa, A.…
PREO Preorbital width GoC mm 3 3 - - 227 241 259 17 Costa, A.…
RAMH Height of ramus CA California mm 72 72 - - 85 97 114 6 Costa, A.…
RAMH Height of ramus ETP, eastern tropical Pacific mm 28 28 - - 72 83 91 4 Costa, A.…
RAMH Height of ramus WNP, western North Pacific mm 18 18 - - 90 98 107 4 Costa, A.…
RAMH Height of ramus ESP, eastern South Pacific mm 2 2 - - 95 99 104 7 Costa, A.…
RAMH Height of ramus GoC mm 1 1 - - - 102 - - Costa, A.…
RAML Length of ramus CA California mm 71 71 - - 396 436 489 18 Costa, A.…
RAML Length of ramus ETP, eastern tropical Pacific mm 28 28 - - 368 403 429 13 Costa, A.…
RAML Length of ramus WNP, western North Pacific mm 18 18 - - 422 452 491 18 Costa, A.…
RAML Length of ramus ESP, eastern South Pacific mm 2 2 - - 443 446 450 5 Costa, A.…
RAML Length of ramus GoC mm 1 1 - - - 447 - - Costa, A.…
ROSH Width of rostrum at 1/2 length CA California mm 74 74 - - 75 88 111 7 Costa, A.…
ROSH Width of rostrum at 1/2 length ETP, eastern tropical Pacific mm 29 29 - - 68 75 83 4 Costa, A.…
ROSH Width of rostrum at 1/2 length WNP, western North Pacific mm 19 19 - - 82 91 102 6 Costa, A.…
ROSH Width of rostrum at 1/2 length ESP, eastern South Pacific mm 4 4 - - 89 94 103 7 Costa, A.…
ROSH Width of rostrum at 1/2 length GoC mm 4 4 - - 76 89 100 13 Costa, A.…
ROST Length of rostrum CA California mm 74 74 - - 247 277 319 15 Costa, A.…
ROST Length of rostrum ETP, eastern tropical Pacific mm 29 29 - - 229 261 283 13 Costa, A.…
ROST Length of rostrum WNP, western North Pacific mm 19 19 - - 259 288 322 15 Costa, A.…
ROST Length of rostrum ESP, eastern South Pacific mm 4 4 - - 262 282 300 15 Costa, A.…
ROST Length of rostrum GoC mm 4 4 - - 257 279 298 17 Costa, A.…
ROSW Rostrum width at base CA California mm 74 74 - - 116 131 153 7 Costa, A.…
ROSW Rostrum width at base ETP, eastern tropical Pacific mm 29 29 - - 109 117 126 4 Costa, A.…
ROSW Rostrum width at base WNP, western North Pacific mm 19 19 - - 129 137 145 5 Costa, A.…
ROSW Rostrum width at base ESP, eastern South Pacific mm 4 4 - - 135 138 145 5 Costa, A.…
ROSW Rostrum width at base GoC mm 4 4 - - 122 135 145 10 Costa, A.…
TIPN Rostrum tip to external nares CA California mm 74 74 - - 299 333 378 16 Costa, A.…
TIPN Rostrum tip to external nares ETP, eastern tropical Pacific mm 29 29 - - 273 308 340 16 Costa, A.…
TIPN Rostrum tip to external nares WNP, western North Pacific mm 19 19 - - 316 346 387 16 Costa, A.…
TIPN Rostrum tip to external nares ESP, eastern South Pacific mm 4 4 - - 320 338 353 16 Costa, A.…
TIPN Rostrum tip to external nares GoC mm 4 4 - - 306 329 351 18 Costa, A.…
TIPP Rostrum tip to internal nares CA California mm 72 72 - - 293 325 371 16 Costa, A.…
TIPP Rostrum tip to internal nares ETP, eastern tropical Pacific mm 29 29 - - 274 309 329 15 Costa, A.…
TIPP Rostrum tip to internal nares WNP, western North Pacific mm 18 18 - - 309 343 386 18 Costa, A.…
TIPP Rostrum tip to internal nares ESP, eastern South Pacific mm 4 4 - - 322 335 359 16 Costa, A.…
TIPP Rostrum tip to internal nares GoC mm 1 1 - - - 338 - - Costa, A.…
UPRO Length of upper tooth row CA California mm 74 74 - - 216 242 272 12 Costa, A.…
UPRO Length of upper tooth row ETP, eastern tropical Pacific mm 29 29 - - 200 226 250 12 Costa, A.…
UPRO Length of upper tooth row WNP, western North Pacific mm 19 19 - - 219 250 278 14 Costa, A.…
UPRO Length of upper tooth row ESP, eastern South Pacific mm 4 4 - - 220 245 264 18 Costa, A.…
UPRO Length of upper tooth row GoC mm 4 4 - - 223 240 257 14 Costa, A.…

b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..


Table 5. List of Data Sources for Tursiops truncatus.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Tursiops truncatus Slater,G. J., 2010, Diversity versus disparity and the radiation of modern cetaceans, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Tursiops truncatus McNab,B. K., 1986, The influence of food habits on the energetics of eutherian mammals, Ecological Monographs 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Tursiops truncatus Turner,J., 2004, Mammals of Australia, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Tursiops truncatus Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Tursiops truncatus Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Tursiops truncatus Costa, A.P.B., Archer, F.I., Rosel, P.E. and Perrin, W.F., 2022. Tursiops truncatus nuuanu, a new subspecies of the common bottlenose dolphin from the eastern tropical Pacific. Journal of Mammalian Evolution, pp.1-17. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Tursiops truncatus Neri, A., Sartor, P., Voliani, A., Mancusi, C. and Marsili, L., 2022. Diet of Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821), in the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Diversity, 15(1), p.21. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted

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