Sousa chinensis

Published on 21 March was a review of the literature and overview of the contemporary use of aquatic megafauna (cetaceans, sirenians, chelonians, and crocodylians) in the global tropics and subtropics, for 37 species listed on the Appendices of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS).

22 Mar 2022
Assessment information
CMS InstrumentsCMS, Pacific Islands Cetaceans
IUCN StatusCritically endangered
Date of entry in Appendix II1991
Geographic range
Countries Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kenya, Kuwait, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mozambique, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Singapore, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Viet Nam, Yemen

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Common names
EnglishIndo-Pacific Hump-Backed Dolphin, Chinese White Dolphin
FrenchDauphin Blanc De Chine
SpanishDelfín blanco de china
GermanChinesischer weißer delphin
Taxonomy
ClassMammalia
OrderCetacea
FamilyDelphinidae
Scientific name Sousa chinensis

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