Mammalia |
Cetartiodactyla |
Delphinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic. Temperate; 0°N - 90°S, 180°W - 180°E
Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 216 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1394); max. published weight: 115.0 kg (Ref. 1394)
Coastal animals, found in bays and inlets, around islands and over the continental shelf; frequently seen close to shore and sometimes shoreward of kelp beds. Feeds on octopus, róbalo (snooks, family Centropomidae) and pejerrey (silversides, family Atherinidae) (Ref. 1394). Coastal animals, found in bays and inlets, around islands and over the continental shelf; frequently seen close to shore and sometimes shoreward of kelp beds. Feeds on octopus, róbalo (snooks, family Centropomidae) and pejerrey (silversides, family Atherinidae) (Ref. 1394).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber. 1993. (Ref. 1394)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Fisheries: landings, species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us
Tools
More information
Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 6.4 - 15.6, mean 10.5 (based on 438 cells).
Vulnerability
Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.