Mammalia |
Cetartiodactyla |
Delphinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / εύρος βάθους / distribution range
Οικολογία
Πελαγικό(ά); ωκεανόδρομο(ς) (Αναφ. 75906); εύρος βάθους 0 - 3793 m (Αναφ. 94963), usually 500 - 1100 m (Αναφ. 80612). Tropical; 90°N - 90°S, 180°W - 180°E
Atlantic Ocean and Indo-Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Weight / Age
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση: Lm ?, range 210 - 220 cm Max length : 270 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Αναφ. 1394); μεγ. δημοσιευμένο βάρος: 210.0 kg (Αναφ. 1394)
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. Often seen near shore, along the outer continental shelf and in deep oceanic waters (Ref. 80620). Feeds in deep waters (Ref. 122680). Feeds on mid-water fish, squid and crustaceans (Ref. 1394). Forms large social groups (Ref. 122680). Occasionally sighted with melon-headed whales, Peponocephala electra. (Ref. 80612).
Does not show strong evidence of seasonality in calving (Ref. 80616).
Tan, J.M.L. 1995. (Αναφ. 936)
IUCN Red List Status
(Αναφ. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Αναφ. 108899)
Threat to humans
Human uses
αλιεία: Εμπορικό(ά); δόλωμα: usually
FAO - αλιεία: species profile | FishSource | Η θάλασσα γύρω μας
Εργαλεία
Περισσότερες πληροφορίες
PhysiologyΚατανάλωση οξυγόνου
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Διαδικτυακές πηγές
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 1.5 - 3.8, mean 1.8 (based on 2563 cells).
Ελαστικότητα
Υψηλό, ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού < 15 μήνες (K=0.48; tm=8).
Fishing Vulnerability
High to very high vulnerability (71 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.