The dusky dolphin (Aethalodelphis obscurus) is a small oceanic dolphin of the Southern Hemisphere's coastal waters, most closely related to the Pacific white-sided dolphin. New Zealand dolphins typically measure 165 to 178 centimeters and weigh 69 to 85 kilograms, while some Peruvian animals reach up to 206 centimeters; it has a stocky body, a short beak, a curved dorsal fin and flippers, and a pattern of black upper body and beak, light gray face and flanks, and a white underside. Its range is patchy across the Southern Hemisphere, including the coasts of South America and southwestern Africa, New Zealand and various oceanic islands, generally in cool currents over the inshore continental shelf. It feeds on fish such as anchovies, lantern fish and hakes along with squid, using tactics that include herding bait balls by day and feeding on deep scattering layers by night, and lives in flexible groups that can gather into large aggregations. 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
System (Realm) Relationship to People Living or Extinct Scientific NameLagenorhynchus obscurus 4 Conservation Status Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Dusky dolphin (Wikidata)
In Biome
Source SeaLifeBase: Lagenorhynchus obscurus summary
Source SeaLifeBase: Lagenorhynchus obscurus summary
In the Other Atlases
Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. GBIF Species API
3. SeaLifeBase: Lagenorhynchus obscurus summary
SeaLifeBaseHuman uses
Fisheries: commercial
In Biome: Neritic Zone, Biology
Found over the continental shelf and slope.
In Biome: Bathyal Zone, Biology
Found over the continental shelf and slope.
View the Source 4. Dusky dolphin (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q300994 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Lagenorhynchus, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q837606 (Lagenorhynchus)
View the Source 5. Dusky dolphin (Wikipedia)
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