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Inia geoffrensis   (Blainville, 1817)

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Inia geoffrensis


Brazil country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported as Inia geoffrensis boliviensis in the Rio Madeira (Ref. 1522). C: Refs. 1522, 1394, M: Ref. 1394.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber, 1993
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Cetartiodactyla () > Iniidae (river dolphins)

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

Πελαγικό(ά); Γλυκού νερού; εύρος βάθους 100 - 300 m (Ref. 1522).   Tropical

Κατανομή Χώρες | Περιοχές FAO | Οικοσυστήματα | Παρουσίες | Εισαγωγές

South America - Inland Waters: Inia geoffrensis geoffrensis: Amazon river and its tributary rivers into the headwaters of the Orinoco; Inia geoffrensis boliviensis: Rio Madeira drainage into Bolivia, border between Brazil and Bolivia; and Inia geoffrensis humboldtiana: Orinoco river.

Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 280 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 1394); 230 cm TL (female); μεγ. δημοσιευμένο βάρος: 160.0 kg (Ref. 1394)

Βιολογία     Γλωσσάρι (π.χ. epibenthic)

Found in main river channels, smaller tributaries, lakes, and (seasonally) the flooded forest. Feeds on a large variety of fishes, generally near the bottom; prey have hard outer shells, and they sometimes feed in a coordinated manner, occassonally with Sotalia (Ref. 1394). Found in main river channels, smaller tributaries, lakes, and (seasonally) the flooded forest. Feeds on a large variety of fishes, generally near the bottom; prey have hard outer shells, and they sometimes feed in a coordinated manner, occasionally with Sotalia (Ref. 1394).

Main reference Αναφορές | Συντονιστής | Συνεργάτες

Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber. 1993. (Ref. 1394)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


CITES status (Ref. 108899)


CMS (Ref. 116361)

Human uses

αλιεία: Εμπορικό(ά)
FAO - αλιεία: landings, species profile | FishSource | Η θάλασσα γύρω μας

Εργαλεία

Περισσότερες πληροφορίες

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Οικοσυστήματα
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Οικολογία
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Τροφικά αντικείμενα
Κοινά ονόματα
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Θηρευτές
Αναπαραγωγή
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση
Γεννοβολία
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Egg development
Age/Size
Αύξηση
Length-weight
Length-length
Μορφολογία
Προνύμφες
Αφθονία
Αναφορές
Mass conversion

Διαδικτυακές πηγές

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(αλιεία: species profile; publication : search) | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Δέντρο Ζωής | Wikipedia (Go, αναζήτηση) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.