Lagenorhynchus cruciger (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Hourglass dolphin
Lagenorhynchus cruciger
photo by FAO

Family:  Delphinidae (marine or true dolphins)
Max. size:  163 cm TL (male/unsexed); 183 cm TL (female)
Environment:  pelagic; marine
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Antarctic: Antarctica and Kerguelen.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Sightings have been made in waters of 200 m or less, near islands and banks; ranges to the ice-edges in the south, but the northern limits are not known. Feeds on small fish (Ref. 1394).
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 18 March 2018 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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