Mammalia |
Cetartiodactyla |
Delphinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous (Ref. 75906); depth range 0 - 3290 m (Ref. 116169). Tropical; 35°C - ? (Ref. 75906); 90°N - 90°S, 180°W - 180°E
Atlantic, the Mediterranean and Indo-Pacific. Tropical to temperate.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 216.0, range 212 - 217 cm Max length : 280 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1394); max. published weight: 150.0 kg (Ref. 1394)
Dolphins are directly caught for use as shark-bait in Sta. Ana and Aparri, Philippines (Ref. 77119).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Tan, J.M.L. 1995. (Ref. 936)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; bait: usually
FAO - Fisheries: landings, species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us
Tools
More information
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Stamps, Coins Misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 2.4 - 13.9, mean 4.5 (based on 4864 cells).
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.32; tm=7.5).
Vulnerability
High to very high vulnerability (71 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.