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Platanista gangetica (Roxburgh, 1801)
Ganges river dolphin
Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Mammalia | Cetartiodactyla | Platanistidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Pelagic; freshwater; depth range ? - 250 m (Ref. 1522). Tropical
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Asia Inland Waters: Platanista gangetica gangetica: Throughout the Ganges-Brahmaputra river system of India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan below an elevation of 250 m; Platanista gangetica minor: Indus River and its tributaries, the Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, and Sutlei Rivers, of Pakistan and India.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 220 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1394); 260 cm TL (female); max. published weight: 108.0 kg (Ref. 1394)
Lives in main channels, flood season, seasonal tributaries and the flooded lowlands. Feeds on several species of fishes, prawns, invertebrates, and possible turtles and birds (Ref. 1394).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Main reference
References | Coordinator | Collaborators
Rice, D.W. 1998. (Ref. 1522)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Appendix I: International trade banned
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Appendix I & II: Endangered migratory species conserved through agreements
Threat to humans
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Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Price category
(Ref. 80766):
Unknown.