Orcaella heinsohni, Australian snubfin dolphin

Orcaella heinsohni   Beasley, Robertson & Arnold, 2005

Australian snubfin dolphin

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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Mammalia | Cetartiodactyla | Delphinidae

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

Pelagiska; djupintervall 0 - 200 m, usually 1 - 10 m.  Tropical; 7°S - 90°S, 100°E - 180°E

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Indo-Pacific: Australia and Papua New Guinea.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 270 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 78832); 230 cm TL (female)

Short description Morfologi

In lateral view the head is rounded and usually bounded by a distinct neck crease, lacking dorsal groove; mesethmoid plate reduced and generally in advance of the anterior most nasal ossicle, exposing a large area of the frontal bone; presence of supernumerary bone between nasal ossicles and posterior border of mesethmoid; has a greater length of the antiorbital process and a more closely opposed pterygoid hamuli with medial flanges.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Occurs in protected, shallow, coastal waters especially adjacent to river and creek mouths (Ref. 79537).

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

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Beasley, I., K.M. Robertson and P. Arnold 2005 Description of a new dolphin, the Australian snubfin dolphin Orcaella heinsohni sp. n. (Cetacea, Delphinidae). Marine Mammal Science 21(3):365-400. (Ref. 78832)

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

  Sårbar, se IUCNs rödlista (VU) (A2cd+3cd+4cd; C2a(i)); Date assessed: 06 June 2017

CITES status (Ref. 108899)


CMS (Ref. 116361)


Threat to humans

  Harmless

Human uses


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Internet-källor

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(fiskeri: ; 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

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 26.9 - 28.8, mean 28 (based on 452 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).