Orcaella

E825394

genus species taxon

Orcaella is a small genus of oceanic dolphins that includes the Irrawaddy dolphin and related species found in coastal and riverine waters of the Indo-Pacific region.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Orcaella brevirostris	1
Orcaella heinsohni	0

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	genus ⓘ species ⓘ taxon ⓘ
characteristic	dorsal fin low and rounded ⓘ rounded head without a distinct beak ⓘ small size compared to many oceanic dolphins ⓘ
class	Mammalia ⓘ
commonName	Australian snubfin dolphin NERFINISHED ⓘ Irrawaddy dolphin NERFINISHED ⓘ Orcaella dolphins NERFINISHED ⓘ
conservationStatus	Endangered ⓘ
describedByTaxon	Orcaella brevirostris NERFINISHED ⓘ Orcaella heinsohni NERFINISHED ⓘ
diet	cephalopods ⓘ crustaceans ⓘ fish ⓘ
distribution	Ayeyarwady River NERFINISHED ⓘ Bay of Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ Indo-Pacific region NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahakam River NERFINISHED ⓘ Mekong River NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ
family	Delphinidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
freshwater	partly ⓘ
habitat	brackish waters ⓘ coastal waters ⓘ coastal waters ⓘ coastal waters ⓘ estuaries ⓘ estuaries ⓘ riverine waters ⓘ rivers ⓘ
includesTaxon	Orcaella brevirostris NERFINISHED ⓘ Orcaella heinsohni NERFINISHED ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
marine	true ⓘ
order	Cetacea NERFINISHED ⓘ
parentTaxon	Delphinidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Orcaella NERFINISHED ⓘ Orcaella NERFINISHED ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
reproduction	viviparous mammal ⓘ
subfamily	Orcaellinae NERFINISHED ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Irrawaddy dolphin → genus → Orcaella ⓘ

Irrawaddy dolphin → scientificName → Orcaella ⓘ

this entity surface form: Orcaella brevirostris