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Platanista gangetica, Ganges river dolphin : fisheries

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Platanista gangetica   (Roxburgh, 1801)

Ganges river dolphin
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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Mammalia | Cetartiodactyla | Platanistidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

Pelagiska; sötvatten; djupintervall ? - 250 m (Ref. 1522).  Tropical

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Asia Inland Waters: Platanista gangetica gangetica: Throughout the Ganges-Brahmaputra river system of India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan below an elevation of 250 m; Platanista gangetica minor: Indus River and its tributaries, the Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, and Sutlei Rivers, of Pakistan and India.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 220 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 1394); 260 cm TL (female); publicerad maxvikt: 108.0 kg (Ref. 1394)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Lives in main channels, flood season, seasonal tributaries and the flooded lowlands. Feeds on several species of fishes, prawns, invertebrates, and possible turtles and birds (Ref. 1394). Lives in main channels, flood season, seasonal tributaries and the flooded lowlands. Feeds on several species of fishes, prawns, invertebrates, and possible turtles and birds (Ref. 1394).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Rice, D.W. 1998. (Ref. 1522)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Appendix I: International trade banned

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Appendix I & II: Endangered migratory species conserved through agreements

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fiskeri: kommersiell
FAO - fiskeri: species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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E-book | Fälthandbok

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Könsmognad
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Internet-källor

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(fiskeri: species profile; publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, sök) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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