Mammalia |
Cetartiodactyla |
Delphinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic; non-migratory (Ref. 75906); depth range 0 - 1815 m (Ref. 116169). Tropical; 17°C - 28°C (Ref. 75906); 90°N - 90°S, 180°W - 180°E
Atlantic Ocean and Indo-Pacific. Tropical to temperate.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 257.0  range ? - ? cm Max length : 275 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 936); max. published weight: 275.0 kg (Ref. 1394)
Forms large social groups. Feeds on deep waters (Ref. 122680), on squid and small fish (Ref. 1394). Males could be fertile during August to October (Ref. 97371).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Calving was estimated to have a 2-year interval (Ref. 97371).
Tan, J.M.L. 1995. (Ref. 936)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Fisheries: species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us
Tools
More information
Age/SizeGrowthLength-weightLength-lengthMorphologyLarvaeAbundance
Internet sources
Estimates of some properties based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 2.5 - 14.4, mean 4.9 (based on 3755 cells).
Vulnerability
Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.