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Peale's dolphin
Order : Cetacea
Suborder : Odontoceti
Family : Delphinidae
Species : Lagenorhynchus australis
Keywords: black
The Blackchin dolphin, peale's dolphin is listed as Data Deficient (DD), inadequate information to make a direct, or indirect, assessment of its risk of extinction, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the Peale
A young / baby of a Peale is called a 'calf or pup'. The females are called 'cow' and males 'bull'. A Peale group is called a 'team, school, pod, herd, alliance (male) or party (female)'.Peale's dolphin habitats
Epipelagic (0-200m), Macroalgal / Kelp, Marine Neritic, Marine Oceanic and Pelagic
Facts about the Peale's dolphin
Blackchin Dolphin or Lagenorhynchus australis is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Data Deficient . (Full text)
The Peale's Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus australis) is a robust and large dolphin.
For example, Peale's dolphin (Lagenorhynchus australis) is native to cold waters of the Atlantic and Pacific off the southern part of South America.
Physical description Peale's Dolphin is of typical size in its family - about 1m in length at birth and 2. (Wiki)
Peale's Dolphin is of typical size in its family - about 1m in length at birth and 2. (Full text)
Lifespan-- The Peale's dolphin is dark grey or black. (Full text)
The Peale's dolphin is known to ride the bow waves of large vessels and may swim alongside smaller ones. (Full text)
4 Conservation 5 References Physical description Peale's Dolphin is of typical size in its family - about 1m in length at birth and 2.
Peale's dolphin is native to cold waters of the Atlantic and Pacific off the southern part of South America. (Full text)
Recognition at sea: Peale's Dolphins are most likely to be confused with the similar Dusky Dolphin.
Recognition at Sea: Peale's dolphins are most likely to be confused with the similar Dusky dolphin. (Full text)
Peale's dolphins are grayish black above and white below. (Full text)
Adult Peale's dolphins are dark gray to black in color with lighter shading on the flanks. (Full text)
Peale's dolphins are greyish black above and white below.
Biology and Behaviour Habitat: Peale's dolphins are often seen near the coast, and so are easily observed. (Full text)
Peale’s Dolphins are subject to entanglement in gillnets set near shore, but the scale of incidental mortality is not considered large in any area of their range.
Fascinating Facts: Several thousand Peale's dolphins are killed each year for bait to use when catching centolla crabs, in both Chile and Argentina.
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