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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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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:

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Amazonas-Delphin, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Cetartiodactyla () > Iniidae (river dolphins)

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

Pelagiska; sötvatten; djupintervall 100 - 300 m (Ref. 1522). Tropical

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

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 / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 280 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 1394); 230 cm TL (female); publicerad maxvikt: 160.0 kg (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, occassonally with Sotalia (Ref. 1394).

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

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

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Not Evaluated

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Appendix II: International trade monitored

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Appendix II: Migratory species conserved through agreements

Human uses

Fiskeri: kommersiell
FAO - fiskeri: landings, species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Very high vulnerability (81 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Inia geoffrensis (Blainville, 1817)