| Family: |
Delphinidae (marine or true dolphins) |
| Max. size: |
275 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
pelagic; freshwater; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 200 m |
| Distribution: |
Indo-Pacific and Asia Inland Waters. [Malampaya Sound population: IUCN 2010 (Ref. 84930): CR, C2a(i,ii); D.] |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Inhabit coastal, brackish, and freshwaters of the tropical and subtropical Indo-Pacific (Ref. 1394); found mostly in shallow, brackish, turbid waters at the mouth of rivers in the southeastern Asia and Australasia (Ref. 1522). Feeds on fishes, cephalopods and crustaceans (Ref. 1394). Inhabit coastal, brackish, and freshwaters of the tropical and subtropical Indo-Pacific. Feeds on fishes, cephalopods and crustaceans (Ref. 1394); found mostly in shallow, brackish, turbid waters at the mouth of rivers in the southeastern Asia and Australasia (Ref. 1522). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 30 August 2017 (A2cd+3cd+4cd) Ref. 123251)
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