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Rough-toothed dolphin
Adult weight : 114 kg (250.8 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 32 years
Female maturity :3650 days
Rough-toothed dolphin
Order : Cetacea
Suborder : Odontoceti
Family : Delphinidae
Species : Steno bredanensis
The Rough-toothed 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 roughtoothed dolphin
A young / baby of a roughtoothed dolphin is called a 'calf or pup'. The females are called 'cow' and males 'bull'. A roughtoothed dolphin group is called a 'team, school, pod, herd, alliance (male) or party (female)'.Countries
Algeria, Angola, Australia, Barbados, Brazil, Burma, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gibraltar, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Kiribati, Korea, North, Korea, South, Libya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mexico, Micronesia, Federated States of, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Saint Helena, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Virgin Islands, Western Sahara and Yemen
Facts about the rough-toothed dolphin
Binomial name Steno bredanensis The Rough-toothed Dolphin (Steno bredanensis) is a fairly large dolphin that can be found in deep warm and tropical waters around the world. (Full text)
[edit] Population and distribution The distribution and population of the Rough-toothed Dolphin is poorly understood. (Full text)
Rough-toothed dolphins are named for the vertical ridges or "wrinkles" on their teeth, according to the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society. (Full text)
De Steno Bredanensis is een sociaal dier en leeft in groepen van 10 tot 20 dieren. (Full text)
The Rough-toothed Dolphin (Steno bredanensis) is a fairly large dolphin that can be found in deepwarm and tropical waters around the world. (Full text)
The distribution and population of the Rough-toothed Dolphin is poorly understood. (Full text)
Conservation status Rough-toothed dolphins are classified as Data Deficient by the 2000 IUCN Red List. (Full text)
Cetaceans and Man: A few Rough-Toothed Dolphins are killed by Japan and St Vincent (Lesser Antilles) in drive fisheries or by harpoon. (Full text)
The Influence of Man: A few Rough-Toothed Dolphins are killed by Japan and St Vincent (Lesser Antilles) in drive fisheries or by harpoon. (Full text)
Though robust, the Rough-Toothed Dolphin is also streamlined, with a narrow dorsal cape. (Full text)
According to Maigret (1995) Steno bredanensis is a species with high morphological variability. (Full text)
Population and distribution The distribution and population of the Rough-toothed Dolphin is poorly understood. (Full text)
Male rough-toothed dolphins are between 2. (Full text)
Description & Fascinating FactsThe Rough-toothed dolphin, Steno bredanensis, is named for the 20-27 teeth with faint ridges located in both the upper and lower jaw. (Full text)
Rough-toothed dolphins are a species that lives in deep waters and is rarely seen near shore. (Full text)
A small, grayish-black dolphin with the forehead rising gradually from the beak; 20-27 fairly large teeth in each toothrow, the crowns of which have many fine, vertical wrinkles (from which feature the name rough-toothed dolphin is derived); length of rostrum of skull about three times its width. (Full text)
Genus:StenoSpecies:bredanensis Binomial name Steno bredanensisThe Rough-toothed Dolphin (Steno bredanensis) is a fairly large dolphin that can be found in deepwarm and tropical waters around the world. (Full text)
Rough-toothed Dolphin range The Rough-toothed Dolphin (Steno bredanensis) is a fairly large dolphin that can be found in deep warm and tropical waters around the world. (Full text)