Indian humpback dolphin - Sousa plumbea

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Scientific Name Sousa plumbea
Author (G. Cuvier, 1829)
Taxonomic Rank Species
Taxonomic # 612594
Common Names English: Indian humpback dolphin
English: Indian Ocean humpback dolphin
Current Standing valid
Taxonomic Parents Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Chordata
    Subphylum: Vertebrata
      Class: Mammalia
        Subclass: Theria
          Infraclass: Eutheria
            Order: Cetacea
              Suborder: Odontoceti
                Family: Delphinidae
                  Genus: Sousa
Taxonomic Children
Synonyms (since 1950)

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Physical Description / Field Identification

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Distribution

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References

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ITIS TSN612594
Status - ESA, U.S. FWS
    -
Status - Red List, IUCN
    EN (Global)
#records (spatial)161
#records (non-spatial)0
#datasets4
Year1990 - 2023
Latitude-34.42 - 30.47
Longitude18.47 - 73.79
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