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Steno bredanensis
Steno bredanensis (Cuvier, 1828)
Rough-toothed dolphin
Steno bredanensis
photo by FAO

Family:  Delphinidae (marine or true dolphins)
Max. size:  280 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 150 kg
Environment:  pelagic-oceanic; marine; depth range 0 - 3290 m, oceanodromous
Distribution:  Atlantic, the Mediterranean and Indo-Pacific. Tropical to temperate.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  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).
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 30 August 2018 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:   
 

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