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Indo Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin Habitat. Some biologists regard the Indo-Pacific dolphin as a subspecies of the Indian Ocean humpback dolphin S. Two species of dolphins the Australian humpback dolphin Sousa sahulensis and Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin Tursiops aduncus inhabit Moreton Bay all year round. A short summary of this paper. Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin inhabiting the Marine Park.
Dolphins are one of the most popular animals in the world and are very popular as aquarium entertainers. The Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins have a sporadic presence from Western South Africa along the edge of the Indian Ocean including the Red Sea Persian Gulf Indo-Malay Archipelago the Solomon Islands and possibly New Caledonia to the southern half of Japan and south east Australia. Female Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins reach sexual maturity at 12 to 15 years and give birth to calves after a gestation period of one year. Dolphins are long-lived animals with low maximum rates of reproduction. Common and bottlenose dolphins are regularly reported in Twofold Bay and there may be a resident population of indo-pacific bottlenose dolphins in Twofold Bay. In southwestern WA Common Bottlenose Dolphins are generally found well offshore while Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin occur in coastal and estuarine areas.
Female Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins reach sexual maturity at 12 to 15 years and give birth to calves after a gestation period of one year.
Two species of dolphins the Australian humpback dolphin Sousa sahulensis and Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin Tursiops aduncus inhabit Moreton Bay all year round. The habitat of some Indo-Pacific bottlenosed dolphins is estuarine but spatial distribution of dolphins varies depending on season and tidal state. Males mature at 10 to 15 years. In the open ocean groups may number to the hundreds. They inhabits tropical and temperate waters. Bottlenose dolphins sleep with one eye open.