Mammalia |
Cetartiodactyla |
Delphinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 75906); depth range 0 - 2332 m (Ref. 116169). Tropical; 90°N - 90°S, 180°W - 180°E
Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean and Indo-Pacific. Tropical to warm temperate.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 366 - 427 cm Max length : 600 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1394); 500 cm TL (female); max. published weight: 2.0 t (Ref. 1394)
Found in shallow inshore (Ref. 122680) and deep offshore waters (Refs. 1394, 118705). Typically in groups of 10 to 60 individuals (Ref. 801). Food sharing is observed in this species, and they travel in a broad band up to several kilometers wide in order to increase success of finding prey (Ref. 122680). Feeds primarily on fish like mahi mahi and yellowfin tuna (Ref. 122680) and cephalopods (Refs. 801, 1394, 118705); was reported to attack small cetaceans and, on one occasion, even a humpback whale (Ref. 1394).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Breeding occurs throughout the year (Ref. 97351).
Tan, J.M.L. 1995. (Ref. 936)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Fisheries: landings, species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us
Tools
More information
PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 2.3 - 5.8, mean 3.4 (based on 3246 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Very high vulnerability (81 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.