Common names from other countries
Classification / Names / Names
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous (Ref. 75906); depth range 0 - 3290 m (Ref. 116169). Tropical; 35°C - ? (Ref. 75906); 90°N - 90°S, 180°W - 180°E
Atlantic, the Mediterranean and Indo-Pacific. Tropical to temperate.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 216.0, range 212 - 217 cm Max length : 280 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1394); max. published weight: 150.0 kg (Ref. 1394)
Dolphins are directly caught for use as shark-bait in Sta. Ana and Aparri, Philippines (Ref. 77119). Inhabits deep oceanic waters (Ref. 1394). Often in groups of 10 to 20 individuals (Ref. 801). Feeds in deep waters (Ref. 122680). Feeds on cephalopods and fish like mahi mahi (Ref. 1394).
Tan, J.M.L. 1995. (Ref. 936)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; bait: usually
FAO - Fisheries: landings, species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us
Tools
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 2.4 - 13.9, mean 4.5 (based on 4864 cells).
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.32; tm=7.5).
Vulnerability
Moderate to high vulnerability (50 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.