She has named them Tursiops australis, although they will commonly be known as the Burrunan dolphin, an Aboriginal name meaning large sea fish of the porpoise kind.
Although bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops) are usually grey, this extremely rare creature is an albino and has no colouration - apart from a tendency to turn pink when feeling flushed.
尽管宽吻海豚通常是灰色的，这只极为罕见的宽吻海豚却因为是白化变种而没有色彩——除了兴奋时会变粉。
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But detailed DNA studies and analysis of skulls in museums showed the two populations are in fact a new species. The new classification as Tursiops australis is described in PLoS One.