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Cephalorhynchus heavisidii, Heaviside's dolphin : fisheries

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Cephalorhynchus heavisidii   (Gray, 1828)

Heaviside's dolphin

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Cephalorhynchus heavisidii  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Mammalia | Cetartiodactyla | Delphinidae

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

Pelagic.  Subtropical; 0°N - 90°S, 180°W - 180°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Southeast Atlantic: Namibia and South Africa.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 170 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1394)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found in coastal shallow waters. Feeding is meager; feeds on several varieties of fish and cephalopods (Ref. 1394). Found in coastal shallow waters. Feeding is meager; feeds on several varieties of fish and cephalopods (Ref. 1394).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

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

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Near Threatened (NT) (C1); Date assessed: 17 September 2017

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Appendix II: International trade monitored

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Appendix II: Migratory species conserved through agreements

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Fisheries: species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 13.9 - 19.4, mean 16.3 (based on 36 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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