The Long-snouted Common Dolphin | Hurghada Dolphins in the Red Sea Egypt
Long-snouted common dolphin
(Cape bottlenose dolphin)
It was formerly classified as a subspecies of common dolphins, divided into short-beaked dolphins and common dolphins.
The other long-snouted dolphins are more widespread.
According to these names, the length of the beak is the distinguishing feature and the difference between these two species, but this does not exclude the presence of other defining characteristics that may differentiate them.
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