Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Mammalia | Cetartiodactyla | Delphinidae

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

Pelagic-neritic; freshwater. Tropical; 17°N - 90°S, 180°W - 180°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Atlantic, Southeast Pacific and South America Inland Waters: Sotalia fluviatilis fluviatilis: Freshwater, Amazon River (Ref. 1522).

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 210 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1394); max. published weight: 40.0 kg (Ref. 1394)

Found mostly nearshore and in estuaries. The riverine species feeds on a wide variety of fish, mostly small schooling species and the coastal species consume pelagic and demersal fish and cephalopods. Maximum length: coastal, 210 cm; riverine, 160 cm (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 2024-1)

Not Evaluated

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Appendix I: International trade banned

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Appendix II: Migratory species conserved through agreements

Threat to humans

Human uses

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

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 24.4 - 28.1, mean 27.3 (based on 286 cells).

Resilience (Ref. 69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.31).

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

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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