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AnAge entry for Stenella coeruleoalba

Classification (HAGRID: 02649)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Cetacea (Taxon entry)
                Family: Delphinidae
                    Genus: Stenella
SpeciesStenella coeruleoalba
Common nameStriped dolphin

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity57.5 years (wild)
Sourceref. 500
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

It has been estimated that these animals may live up to 57.5 years in the wild. One 48.5 year-old females has been found pregnant [0500].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity2,834 days
Male sexual maturity3,025 days
Gestation350 days
Weaning480 days
Litter size1.5 (viviparous)
Litters per year0.3
Inter-litter interval1,253 days
Weight at birth10,000 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight112,500 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
[0500] Archer and Perrin (1999), Stenella coeruleoalba
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction
[0325] Passingham (1985), Rates of brain development in mammals including man, PubMed

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