Bottlenose dolphins, the genus Tursiops, are the most common and well-known members of the family Delphinidae, the family of oceanicdolphin. Recent molecular studies show the genus contains two species, the common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) and theIndo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus), instead of one. Research in 2011 revealed a third species, the Burrunan dolphin(Tursiops australis). Bottlenose dolphins inhabit warm and temperate seas worldwide.