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Burrunan Dolphin

Tursiops australis (species)

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The Burrunan dolphin (Tursiops australis) is a proposed species of bottlenose dolphin found in parts of Victoria, Australia first described in 2011. Though the species classification is contested by some, a larger body of evidence now exists, further validating the Burrunan as a separate species to the common and Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (T. truncatus and T. aduncus, respectively). The Burrunan dolphin is not currently recognized as a species by the Society for Marine Mammalogy, which cites problematic methodology in the original study proposing species status and recommends further research.There are only two known resident populations in Victoria, Australia, with an estimated total population size of less than 180 individuals, and the predicted effective populations sizes small;…

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