Cephalorhynchus commersonii Commerson's dolphin

Cephalorhynchus commersonii is commonly referred to as Commerson's dolphin. Difficulty in the aquarium: Pas pour l'aquarium!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

7165 

AphiaID:

254976 

Scientific:

Cephalorhynchus commersonii 

German:

Commerson-Delfin, Schwarz-Weiß-Delfine, Jacobita 

English:

Commerson's Dolphin 

Category:

Mamiphères 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Mammalia (Class) > Cetartiodactyla (Order) > Delphinidae (Family) > Cephalorhynchus (Genus) > commersonii (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Lacépède, ), 1804 

Occurrence:

Antarctica, Argentina, Chile, Indian Ocean, South America, South Shetlands Island , South-Pazific, the Falkland Islands, Western Indian Ocean 

Sea depth:

0 - 70 Meter 

Habitats:

Estuaries (river mouths) 

Size:

up to 68.9" (175 cm) 

Weight:

86 kg 

Temperature:

33.8 °F - 68 °F (1°C - 20°C) 

Food:

Amphipods, Carnivore, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Krill, Nekton, Schrimps, Sepia, Zoobenthos 

Difficulty:

Pas pour l'aquarium! 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country)) 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Cephalorhynchus commersonii
  Commerson-Delfin, Schwarz-Weiß-Delfine, Jacobita
• Cephalorhynchus eutropia
• 
  Cephalorhynchus heavisidii
  Heaviside-Delfin
• Cephalorhynchus hectori

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Cephalorhynchus hectori maui
  Hector-Delfin

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-05-18 18:39:40 

Last edit:

2020-04-03 21:12:58 

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