Pacific white-sided dolphin
E760838
The Pacific white-sided dolphin is an energetic, highly social dolphin species native to the cool temperate waters of the North Pacific Ocean.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| lagenorhynchus dolphins | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dolphin
ⓘ
marine mammal ⓘ |
| averageLengthAdult | 2.3 m ⓘ |
| averageMassAdult | 150 kg ⓘ |
| behavior |
acrobatic
ⓘ
bow-riding ⓘ energetic ⓘ |
| binomialName | Lagenorhynchus obliquidens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyColoration |
dark gray back
ⓘ
light gray sides ⓘ white underside ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName |
Pacific white-sided dolphin
ⓘ
hookfin porpoise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| communication |
clicks
ⓘ
whistles ⓘ |
| conservationListing |
CITES Appendix II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marine Mammal Protection Act (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy | Theodore Nicholas Gill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
cephalopods
ⓘ
fish ⓘ squid ⓘ |
| distinctiveFeature |
curved dorsal fin
ⓘ
dark dorsal cape ⓘ white patches on sides ⓘ |
| distribution |
Bering Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
California Current NERFINISHED ⓘ Okhotsk Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Sea of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern North Pacific ⓘ western North Pacific ⓘ |
| family | Delphinidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy | group hunting ⓘ |
| genus | Lagenorhynchus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gestationPeriod | about 10 to 12 months ⓘ |
| groupSize |
superpods of over 1000 individuals
ⓘ
tens to hundreds of individuals ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespanWild | up to 40 years ⓘ |
| maximumLengthAdult | 2.7 m ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
North Pacific Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
cool temperate waters ⓘ |
| order | Cetacea ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | gives birth to a single calf ⓘ |
| socialBehavior |
gregarious
ⓘ
highly social ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
bycatch in fisheries
ⓘ
pollution ⓘ prey depletion ⓘ |
| uses | ecotourism ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1865 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
lagenorhynchus dolphins