Lagenorhynchus obliquidens Gill, 1865 Pacific white-sided dolphin |
photo by
FAO |
Family: | Delphinidae (marine or true dolphins) | |||
Max. size: | 250 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 180 kg | |||
Environment: | pelagic; brackish; marine, oceanodromous | |||
Distribution: | Pacific Ocean. | |||
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Biology: | Lives in deep offshore areas. Feeds on small schooling fish and squid (Ref. 1394). | |||
IUCN Red List Status: | (LC); Date assessed: 11 May 2018 Ref. 123251) | |||
Threat to humans: | ||||
Country info: | Known from La Paz (Ref. 1394, 1522), Baja California Sur (Ref. 1522). C: Ref. 1522, 1394, M: Ref. 1394. |