Platanista gangetica, Ganges river dolphin : fisheries

Platanista gangetica   (Roxburgh, 1801)

Ganges river dolphin
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Platanista gangetica

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 Marine Mammals of the World Systematics and Distribution. Special Publication number 4: The Society for Marine Mammalogy. 231p. (Ref. 1522)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  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

Verktyg

E-book | Fälthandbok

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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

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

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