Mammalia |
Cetartiodactyla |
Delphinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic. Subtropical; 0°N - 90°S, 180°W - 180°E
Southeast Pacific: Chile.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 170 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1394); max. published weight: 63.0 kg (Ref. 1394)
Found in shallow coastal waters, and enters estuaries and rivers. Feeds on fish, cephalopods and crustaceans (Ref. 1394). Found in shallow coastal waters, and enters estuaries and rivers. Feeds on fish, cephalopods and crustaceans (Ref. 1394).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber. 1993. (Ref. 1394)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Fisheries: species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us
Tools
More information
Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 7.2 - 12.9, mean 10.4 (based on 198 cells).
Vulnerability
Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.