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AnAge entry for Lagenodelphis hosei

Classification (HAGRID: 02639)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Cetacea (Taxon entry)
                Family: Delphinidae
                    Genus: Lagenodelphis
SpeciesLagenodelphis hosei
Common nameFraser's dolphin

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevityNot yet established
Observations

In one study in the wild, of ten specimens caught, the oldest was estimated to be 16 years old [0615]. Maximum longevity is unknown.

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity2,646 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation335 days
Weaning
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth
Weight at weaning
Adult weight164,000 g
Postnatal growth rate

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0538] Don Wilson and Sue Ruff (1999), The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals
[0615] Jefferson and Leatherwood (1994), Lagenodelphis hosei
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data

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