Tursiops truncatus gillii
Tursiops truncatus gillii, the Pacific bottlenose dolphin or cowfish, is a subspecies of bottlenose dolphin that is native to oceans off the coast of western North America, as far south as northern South America.[1]
| Pacific bottlenose dolphin | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | Delphinidae |
| Genus: | Tursiops |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | T. t. gillii |
| Trinomial name | |
| Tursiops truncatus gillii Dall, 1873 | |
References
- "Tursiops gillii". San Diego Natural History Museum. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
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