Mammalia |
Cetartiodactyla |
Delphinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 75906); depth range 0 - 8000 m (Ref. 1005). Tropical; 10°C - 28°C (Ref. 75906); 67°N - 52°S, 180°W - 180°E
Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean and Black Sea. Warm temperate and tropical waters. It is not reported in Antarctic territories (Ref. 128552) [Mediterranean population: IUCN 2010 (Ref. 84930): EN, A2abc.]
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 160 - 190 cm Max length : 260 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1394); 230 cm TL (female); max. published weight: 135.0 kg (Ref. 1394)
Usually found offshore. Commonly in large herds of 30 or more individuals (Ref. 801). Feeds on small schooling fish and squid; at night on creatures associated with the deep scattering layer (DSL), which migrates towards the surface in the dark (Ref. 1394). Preyed upon by great white sharks (Ref. 8891).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Seasonal reproduction (Ref. 97375).
Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber. 1993. (Ref. 1394)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Fisheries: landings, species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us
Tools
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 1.3 - 10.3, mean 2.4 (based on 15374 cells).
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.2; tm=9).
Vulnerability
High vulnerability (61 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
