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Grampus griseus (Cuvier, 1812)
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Species name:
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Grampus griseus (Cuvier, 1812)
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Taxon name:
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Delphinus griseus Cuvier, 1812
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Originally described in:
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Distribution:
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In eastern Pacific: recorded from Stuart Island, British Columbia, Monterey, California (37° N.), Isla Guadelupe, Baja California (31° N.), and presumed to occur off Chile; in western Pacific: from Kuriles and Japan to Chinese, Australian, and New Zealand Seas; Indian Ocean; Red Sea; in eastern Atlantic: from the British Isles and the Mediterranean to the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; in the western Atlantic: from Massachusetts to New Jersey.
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Diagnosis:
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Size:
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2.6-3.8 m, 300-500 kg
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Biology:
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In Gruppen von 50-100 Tieren,
sehr gesellig, nicht selten. Nahrung: Tintenfische, Fische.
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Threatened:
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Family:
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Delphinidae
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Higher group:
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Mammalia
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Comments:
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German text taken from Krätzner & Welter-Schultes 2006. Additional reference: P. Hershkovitz, Catalog of living whales, US National Museum Bulletin 246, online at http://uio.mbl.edu/Hershkovitz/
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