Endangered
Indian Ocean humpback dolphin
Sousa plumbea
The Indian Ocean humpback dolphin is a member of the Delphinidae family occupying coastal areas ranging from Southern Africa to Western Indochina.
Appearance
Different varieties have different coloration, although young dolphins are generally gray, with darker gray above than below.
The Indian Ocean humpback dolphin is a medium-sized dolphin that measures 2 to 2.8 metres (6.6 to 9.2 ft) and in weight from 150 to 200 kilograms (330 to 440 lb).
Range and habitat
Indian Ocean humpback dolphin ranges from Southern Africa to Western Indochina, among them coastal areas along East Africa, the Middle East and India. The Indian Ocean humpback dolphin is a member of the Delphinidae family occupying coastal areas ranging from Southern Africa to Western Indochina. The most limiting factor to habitat-usage is water depth, with most specimens remaining in waters shallower than 20 meters.
Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.
Diet
The majority of their diet is composed of sciaenid fishes, cephalopods, and crustaceans.
In crisis
Indian Ocean humpback dolphins are social delphinids that live in groups averaging twelve individuals, although group size can be highly variable. The species is currently categorized as Endangered. As a result, a number of nations have preemptively established conservation and management programs to ensure that the species' does not become endangered.
Recent investigative studies have revealed that the United Arab Emirates houses one of the largest populations.
CITES lists this taxon on Appendix I. Confirm the current appendix on the CITES checklist.
Indian Ocean humpback dolphin is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.
Sources
Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Indian Ocean humpback dolphin, Wikidata item Q3017051. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.
