AnAge entry for Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
Classification (HAGRID: 02293)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Cetacea (Taxon entry)
Family: Delphinidae (Taxon entry)
Genus: Lagenorhynchus
- Species
- Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
- Common name
- Pacific white-sided dolphin
- Synonyms
- Lagenorhynchus longidens, Lagenorhynchus ognevi, Delphinus longidens
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 46 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 671
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
It has been estimated that these animals live up to 46 years [0538]. One wild born specimen was about 36-37 years old when it died in captivity [0671].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 3,832 days
- Male sexual maturity
- Gestation
- 320 days
- Weaning
- Litter size
- 1 (viviparous)
- Litters per year
- Inter-litter interval
- Weight at birth
- 14,000 g
- Weight at weaning
- Adult weight
- 103,000 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
- [0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
- [0538] Don Wilson and Sue Ruff (1999), The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals
- [0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 180444
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 90247
- Entrez
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