Indo-Pacific humpbacked dolphin

Indo-Pacific humpbacked dolphin

Order : Cetacea
Suborder : Odontoceti
Family : Delphinidae
Species : Sousa chinensis

The Chinese white dolphin, indo-pacific humpbacked 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

Facts about the Indo-Pacific humpbacked dolphin

INDO-PACIFIC HUMP-BACKED DOLPHIN The Indo-Pacific Hump-backed dolphin (Sousa chinensis) is also known as the Chinese white dolphin, the Speckled dolphin, or the Pink dolphin. (Full text)

Indo-Pacific Humpbacked Dolphins are brown-grey, pale grey or pink-white on their uppersides, with a lighter underside and the presence of speckles. (Full text)

Introduction The Chinese White Dolphin (Sousa chinensis) is a subspecies of Indo-Pacific hump-backed (Full text)

The Indo-pacific Humpbacked Dolphin is a [CITIES-listed Endangered Species] (Full text)

At birth, Indo-Pacific humpbacked dolphins are about one meter long. (Full text)

Back to Species Main Page The sleek, beaked Chinese White Dolphin (Sousa chinensis) is being stripped of its natural habitat by airport-related construction activity. (Full text)

The future of the Chinese White Dolphin [INDO-PACIFIC HUMPBACKED DOLPHIN] is already threatened. (Full text)

Biology and Behaviour Habitat: According to Carwardine (1995) Sousa chinensis is rarely found more than a few kilometers from shore, preferring coasts with mangrove swamps, lagoons, and estuaries, as well as areas with reefs, sandbanks, and mudbanks. (Full text)

Indo-Pacific Humpbacked Dolphin (Sousa chinensis) Indo-Pacific Humpbacked Dolphins are found in shallow, coastal waters in northern Australia, extending southwest to Exmouth Bay in Western Australia and southeast to the Queensland-New South Wales border (GBRMPA, 2000). (Full text)

The Indo-Pacific Humpbacked Dolphin is listed as rare under the Queensland Nature Conservation Act 1992. (Full text)

Indo-Pacific humpbacked dolphins are also considered to be in decline in Australian waters. (Full text)

Description & Fascinating FactsThe Indo-Pacific humpbacked dolphin, Sousa chinensis, is characterized by its stocky body and long, well-defined beak. (Full text)

Indo-Pacific humpbacked dolphins are physically very similar to Atlantic humpbacked dolphins in spite of their geographic separation. (Full text)

The endangered Indo-Pacific humpbacked dolphins are known locally as Chinese white dolphins, or in mainland China as "giant pandas at sea. (Full text)

The Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin, (sousa chinensis), is also known as the Chinese White Dolphin or the Chinese/Asian Pink Dolphin. (Full text)

Populations of Atlantic humpbacked and Indo-Pacific humpbacked dolphins are also unknown and depleted. (Full text)

The Indo-Pacific Hump-backed Dolphin (Sousa chinensis) is a species of dolphin which can be found throughout Southeast Asia, and they breed from South Africa to Australia. (Full text)

Although Sousa chinensis is found from South Africa to North Australia, this coloration is unique to Southeast Asia. (Full text)