Species profile—Sousa sahulensis (Australian humpback dolphin)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Mammalia (mammals) → Delphinidae (dolphins) → Sousa sahulensis (Australian humpback dolphin)
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Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Mammalia (mammals)
- Family
- Delphinidae (dolphins)
- Scientific name
- Sousa sahulensis Jefferson & Rosenbaum, 2014
- Common name
- Australian humpback dolphin
- Type reference
- Jefferson, T.A. & Rosenbaum, H.C. (2014). Taxonomic revision of the humpback dolphins (Sousa spp.), and description of a new species from Australia. Marine Mammal Science 30(4), 1494-1541.
- WildNet taxon ID
- 1032
- Synonym(s)
- Sousa chinensis
Sousa queenslandensis - Alternate name(s)
- Indo-Pacific hump-backed dolphin
Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin - Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Vulnerable
- Conservation significant
- Yes
- Wetland status
- Wetland Indicator Species
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Species environment
- Marine
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Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1032.
This information is sourced from the WildNet platform managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.
