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Mammalia | Cetartiodactyla | Phocoenidae

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

Pelagic; anadromous (Ref. 75906); depth range 0 - 250 m (Ref. 356). Tropical; 90°N - 7°S, 46°E - 130°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific and Asia Inland Waters: Neophocaena phocaenoides phocaenoides: Persian Gulf, South China Sea, East China Sea, Indonesia, Philippines, Turtle Islands, Sulu Sea; Neophocaena phocaenoides sunameri: China, Korea, Japan, East China Sea; Neophocaena phocaenoides asiaeorientalis: Yangtze River, China (Ref. 1522). Found in tropical to warm temperate coastal waters (Ref. 81021).

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m 140.0, range 135 - 145 cm Max length : 227 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 81030)

Found in both fresh and marine. Feeds on small fishes, squids and shrimps; also ingests some plant material including leaves and rice (Ref. 1394). In 2006, a population survey was able to record a total of 300 individuals of Neophocaena phocaenoides asiaeorientalis, as experts provide an estimate of 1,400 individuals based on the said survey. This is considered a 50% decline from the survey done in 1991 (Ref. 85336).

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Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

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

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

Vulnerable (VU) (A2cde+3cde+4cde); Date assessed: 10 August 2017

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Appendix I: International trade banned

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Appendix II: Migratory species conserved through agreements

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Fisheries: commercial
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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 24.4 - 29.2, mean 28.3 (based on 1892 cells).

Resilience (Ref. 69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.71-0.74; tm=5).

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): High vulnerability (57 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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