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Mammalia | Cetartiodactyla | Delphinidae

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

Pelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 75906); depth range 0 - 3793 m (Ref. 94963), usually 500 - 1100 m (Ref. 80612). Tropical; 90°N - 90°S, 180°W - 180°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Atlantic Ocean and Indo-Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ?, range 210 - 220 cm Max length : 270 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1394); max. published weight: 210.0 kg (Ref. 1394)

Short description Morphology

Robust. Short beak, subtriangular to weakly falcate dorsal fin, pointed flippers, and relatively small concave flukes. Dark bluish to brownish-gray dorsal cape, pale gray flank, and white to pinkish belly. Wide dark gray to black stripe extending from the eye to the anus, conspicuously set off by thin pale cream-colored borders.

Pantropical distribution. Dolphins are directly caught for use as shark-bait in Sta. Ana and Aparri, Philippines (Ref. 77119). Minimum depth from Ref. 116169.

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

Does not show strong evidence of seasonality in calving (Ref. 80616).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Tan, J.M.L. 1995. (Ref. 936)

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

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 22 February 2018

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Appendix II: International trade monitored

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Appendix II: Migratory species conserved through agreements

Threat to humans

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Fisheries: commercial; bait: usually
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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 1.5 - 3.8, mean 1.8 (based on 2563 cells).

Resilience (Ref. 69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.48; tm=8).

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): High to very high vulnerability (71 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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