Cephalorhynchus eutropia Gray, 1846
Black dolphin
Cephalorhynchus eutropia
photo by FAO

Family:  Delphinidae (marine or true dolphins)
Max. size:  170 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 63 kg
Environment:  pelagic; marine
Distribution:  Southeast Pacific: Chile.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Found in shallow coastal waters, and enters estuaries and rivers. Feeds on fish, cephalopods and crustaceans (Ref. 1394).
IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 25 July 2017 (C1+2a(i)) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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