Delphinidae (marine or true dolphins) |
320 cm TL (male/unsexed); 250 cm TL (female); max.weight: 284 kg |
pelagic-oceanic; brackish; depth range 0 - 500 m, amphidromous |
Indo-West Pacific. [eastern Taiwan Strait population: IUCN 2017 (Ref. 115185): CR, C2a(i,ii); D.] |
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Inhabit tropical to warm temperate coastal waters and they enter rivers, estuaries, and mangroves. Feeding is primarily on nearshore, estuaries and reef fish (Ref. 1394). |
Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 22 June 2015 (A3cd+4cd) Ref. 123251)
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