Commerson's dolphin

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Commerson's dolphin is a small, strikingly black-and-white marine dolphin species known for its energetic behavior and coastal habitat in the Southern Hemisphere.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dolphin species ⓘ
marine mammal ⓘ
toothed whale ⓘ
authority Lacépède, 1804 ⓘ
behavior acrobatic ⓘ
energetic ⓘ
often bow-rides boats ⓘ
bodySize small dolphin ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
coloration black-and-white ⓘ
commonName panda dolphin ⓘ
skunk dolphin ⓘ
conservationThreat bycatch in fisheries ⓘ
habitat degradation ⓘ
pollution ⓘ
diet crustaceans ⓘ
fish ⓘ
squid ⓘ
distribution Falkland Islands waters ⓘ
Kerguelen Islands region ⓘ
linked to: Kerguelen Islands

Southern Hemisphere ⓘ
Strait of Magellan ⓘ
Tierra del Fuego region ⓘ
coastal waters of southern South America ⓘ
family Delphinidae ⓘ
genus Cephalorhynchus ⓘ
gestationPeriod about 11 months ⓘ
habitat estuaries ⓘ
harbors ⓘ
nearshore marine environments ⓘ
shallow coastal waters ⓘ
IUCNStatus Least Concern ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifespan at least 18 years in the wild ⓘ
maximumLength about 1.5 meters ⓘ
maximumWeight about 60 kilograms ⓘ
order Cetacea ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
rangeCountry Argentina ⓘ
Chile ⓘ
reproduction single calf per birth ⓘ
viviparous ⓘ
scientificName Cephalorhynchus commersonii ⓘ
linked to: Cephalorhynchus
sexualDimorphism males slightly larger than females ⓘ
socialStructure small groups ⓘ
subspecies Cephalorhynchus commersonii commersonii ⓘ
linked to: Commerson's dolphin

Cephalorhynchus commersonii kerguelenensis ⓘ
linked to: Cephalorhynchus
taxonRank species ⓘ
usesEcholocation true ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Atlantic Ocean near Rawson → hasSpecies → Commerson's dolphin ⓘ
Commerson's dolphin → subspecies → Cephalorhynchus commersonii commersonii ⓘ
linked to: Commerson's dolphin
Delphinidae → includesTaxon → Lissodelphis peronii ⓘ
linked to: Commerson's dolphin