Mammalia |
Cetartiodactyla |
Delphinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic; freshwater; brackish; depth range 0 - 200 m, usually 1 - 10 m. Tropical; 90°N - 10°S, 50°E - 125°E
Indo-Pacific and Asia Inland Waters. [Malampaya Sound population: IUCN 2010 (Ref. 84930): CR, C2a(i,ii); D.]
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 275 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1394)
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).
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: landings, 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): 27.6 - 29.3, mean 28.9 (based on 1016 cells).
Vulnerability
Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
