Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Mammalia | Cetartiodactyla | Delphinidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Pelagic-oceanic; amphidromous (Ref. 75906); brackish; depth range 0 - 500 m, usually 1 - 100 m. Tropical; 90°N - 90°S, 18°E - 155°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific. [eastern Taiwan Strait population: IUCN 2017 (Ref. 115185): CR, C2a(i,ii); D.]

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m 235.0, range 200 - 250 cm Max length : 320 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1394); 250 cm TL (female); max. published weight: 284.0 kg (Ref. 1394)

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). Inhabits tropical to warm temperate coastal waters and they enter rivers, estuaries, and mangroves (Ref. 1394). Usually in groups of 10 or fewer individuals (Ref. 801). Feeding is primarily on nearshore, estuaries, specifically on reef fish (Ref. 1394). Feeds on bony fishes (Ref. 85079) and squids (Ref. 80529). Great white shark Carcharodon carcharias is reported to be its potential predator (Ref. 104929).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber. 1993. (Ref. 1394)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Vulnerable (VU) (A3cd+4cd); Date assessed: 22 June 2015

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Appendix I: International trade banned

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Appendix II: Migratory species conserved through agreements

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Fisheries: landings, species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 22.2 - 29.1, mean 27.9 (based on 4436 cells).

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Sousa chinensis (Osbeck, 1765)