| Family: |
Delphinidae (marine or true dolphins) |
| Max. size: |
216 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 115 kg |
| Environment: |
pelagic; marine |
| Distribution: |
Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Coastal animals, found in bays and inlets, around islands and over the continental shelf; frequently seen close to shore and sometimes shoreward of kelp beds. Feeds on octopus, róbalo (snooks, family Centropomidae) and pejerrey (silversides, family Atherinidae) (Ref. 1394). Coastal animals, found in bays and inlets, around islands and over the continental shelf; frequently seen close to shore and sometimes shoreward of kelp beds. Feeds on octopus, róbalo (snooks, family Centropomidae) and pejerrey (silversides, family Atherinidae) (Ref. 1394). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
(LC); Date assessed: 30 July 2018 Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
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| Country info: |
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