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Fraser's dolphin

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Fraser's dolphin (Lagenodelphis hosei), also called the Sarawak dolphin, is a stocky oceanic dolphin found mainly in deep waters of the Pacific Ocean and, less commonly, the Indian and Atlantic Oceans. Adults reach about 2.75 meters in length and 200 kilograms, with a small dorsal fin, notably small flippers for its size, and little or no beak, distinguishing it from similar species. Its back is gray blue to gray brown, its belly usually white or pink tinged, and a dirty cream colored stripe runs from the beak past the eye toward the tail. It lives in deep tropical waters roughly between 30 degrees south and 20 degrees north, commonly reported in the eastern Pacific, the Gulf of Mexico and around the Philippines, feeding on pelagic fish, squid and shrimp found 200 to 500 meters below the surface, located by echolocation. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Piscivore 1
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Lagenodelphis hosei 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Delphinidae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Lagenodelphis
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Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Fraser's dolphin (Wikipedia)
  • System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
    Fraser's dolphin (Lagenodelphis hosei), also called the Sarawak dolphin, is a stocky oceanic dolphin found mainly in deep waters of the Pacific Ocean and, less commonly, the Indian and Atlantic Oceans.
  • Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
    status = LC
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3. Wikidata: Lagenodelphis
Wikidata
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Wikidata Q751965 (P225 taxon name)
  • Child Taxon Of: Delphinidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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