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Rough-toothed dolphin

Mammals

The rough-toothed dolphin (Steno bredanensis), first described by Georges Cuvier in 1823, is the only living species in its genus and lives in deep warm and tropical waters around the world, generally well offshore beyond the continental shelf. Adults measure 2.09 to 2.83 meters in length and weigh 90 to 155 kilograms, with males larger than females, and are distinguished by a conical head with no clear crease between the beak and forehead, along with teeth that have a distinctively rough, ridged surface. The body is light gray on the flanks and darker gray on the back and dorsal fin, and older animals often show pink, yellow or white markings around the mouth. It forms social groups of about ten to twenty animals, dives to at least 50 meters and can stay submerged around fifteen minutes, using notably brief echolocation clicks, and feeds on fish such as silversides, sauries and houndfish along with squid and octopus. 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
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 4
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G4 Apparently Secure 5
CITES Appendix
Appendix II 4
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Scientific Name
Steno bredanensis 4
Conservation Status
Least Concern 6
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Delphinidae, Taxa
Source Rough-toothed dolphin (Wikidata)

In Biome

Open Ocean, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Steno bredanensis
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Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Steno bredanensis
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES No special status
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Positive (hunted-fished)
    Steno bredanensis individuals are caught and consumed by humans in the West Indies, West Africa, Japan, and the Solomon Islands.
  • In Biome: Open Ocean, Habitat Regions, biome: pelagic
    pelagic pelagic
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4. Rough-toothed dolphin (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q838812 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Delphinidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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5. NatureServe Explorer: Steno bredanensis
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G4"
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6. Rough-toothed dolphin (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox: status2
    CITES_A2
  • Infobox: status
    LC
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