Australia country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
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Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
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National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Beasley, I., K.M. Robertson and P. Arnold, 2005
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Common names from other countries

Australian snubfin dolphin, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Mammalia > Cetartiodactyla () > Delphinidae (marine or true dolphins)

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

Pelagic; depth range 0 - 200 m, usually 1 - 10 m. Tropical; 7°S - 90°S, 100°E - 180°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific: Australia and Papua New Guinea.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 270 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 78832); 230 cm TL (female)

Short description Morphology

In lateral view the head is rounded and usually bounded by a distinct neck crease, lacking dorsal groove; mesethmoid plate reduced and generally in advance of the anterior most nasal ossicle, exposing a large area of the frontal bone; presence of supernumerary bone between nasal ossicles and posterior border of mesethmoid; has a greater length of the antiorbital process and a more closely opposed pterygoid hamuli with medial flanges.

Occurs in protected, shallow, coastal waters especially adjacent to river and creek mouths (Ref. 79537).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Beasley, I., K.M. Robertson and P. Arnold. 2005. (Ref. 78832)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Vulnerable (VU) (A2cd+3cd+4cd; C2a(i)); Date assessed: 06 June 2017

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Appendix I: International trade banned

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Appendix II: Migratory species conserved through agreements

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

FAO - Fisheries: landings | FishSource |

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 26.9 - 28.8, mean 28 (based on 452 cells).

Orcaella heinsohni Beasley, Robertson & Arnold, 2005