Lissodelphis peronii (Lacépède, 1804)
Southern right whale dolphin
Lissodelphis peronii
photo by FAO

Family:  Delphinidae (marine or true dolphins)
Max. size:  300 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 116 kg
Environment:  pelagic; marine
Distribution:  Atlantic Ocean, Indo-Pacific and the Antarctic. Cool temperate to subantarctic waters of the Southern Hemisphere.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  An open-ocean species, coming close to shore only in deep water coastal areas. Feeds on a variety of fish and squid; lanternfish (Ref. 1394). An open-ocean species, coming close to shore only in deep water coastal areas. Feeds on a variety of fish and squid; lanternfish (Ref. 1394).
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 20 March 2018 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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