Species profile—Orcaella heinsohni (Australian snubfin dolphin)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Mammalia (mammals) → Delphinidae (dolphins) → Orcaella heinsohni (Australian snubfin dolphin)
Sighting data
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Mammalia (mammals)
- Family
- Delphinidae (dolphins)
- Scientific name
- Orcaella heinsohni Beasley, Robertson, & Arnold, 2005
- Common name
- Australian snubfin dolphin
- Type reference
- Beasley, I., Robertson, K.M., and Arnold, P. (2005). Description Of A New Dolphin, the Australian snubfin dolphin Orcaella heinsohni sp. n. (Cetacea, Delphinidae). Marine Mammal Science 21(3): 365-400.
- WildNet taxon ID
- 1039
- Synonym(s)
- Orcaella brevirostris
- Alternate name(s)
- Irrawaddy river dolphin
Irrawaddy dolphin
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lumba lumba - Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Vulnerable
- Conservation significant
- Yes
- Wetland status
- Wetland Indicator Species
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Species environment
- Marine
Other resources
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=1039.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
