Project: 
Project A15 - Conservation status of tropical inshore dolphins
Researcher email address: 
simon.allen@uwa.edu.au
Topic: 
marine life
Species of interest in the image: 
Indo-Pacific Bottlenose dolphin
Species scientific name: 
Tursiops aduncus
Date: 
February, 2018
Location: 
Shark Bay WA
Hub imagery ID: 
4484
Depth: 
1m
Habitat: 
Shallow coastal embayment
Platform: 
Download
Caption: 
An Indo-Pacific Bottlenose dolphin in the shallows of Shark Bay, WA
Media type to be uploaded: 
still image
Attribution: 
UWA
Credit: 
Simon Allen
Contact email address: 
simon.allen@uwa.edu.au
Description: 
Indo-Pacific Bottlenose dolphins are generally smaller and lighter grey than their offshore counterparts, common bottlenose dolphins. They also have longer beaks and larger fins relative to their body size.