An Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, or Tursiops truncatus, was a cetacean mammal native to the oceans of planet Earth.
Tursiops truncatus.
An image of a Tursiops truncatus appeared on a display within the HMS Bounty when Spock searched for a match for the sounds of the Cetacean Probe amongst Earth's animals. (TOS movie: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)
In the late 24th century, Atlantic bottlenose dolphins were part of the crew of Federation Galaxy-class starships. They were guidance and navigation specialists working in cetacean ops and the cetacean navigation labs, and were part of a consultation crew of twelve, which included Pacific bottlenose dolphins. (TNG references: Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual, Star Trek: The Next Generation USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D Blueprints)
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| Earth cetacean species | |
|---|---|
| Baleen whales | blue whale • fin whale • gray whale • humpback whale • minke whale • right whale • sei whale |
| Toothed whales | Atlantic bottlenose dolphin • Baird's beaked whale • Cuvier's beaked whale • pilot whale • orca • Pacific bottlenose dolphin • pygmy sperm whale • sperm whale • Takaya's whale |
External links[]
- Atlantic bottlenose dolphin article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Common bottlenose dolphin article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.