Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin

Not to be confused with the Baiji (Chinese river dolphin).

Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin
At the theme aquarium in Pattaya, Thailand.
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Cetacea
Family: Delphinidae
Genus: Sousa
Species:
S. chinensis
Binomial name
Sousa chinensis
(Osbeck, 1765)
Subspecies
  • S. c. chinensis
  • S. c. taiwanensis
Combined ranges of Sousa chinensis and Sousa sahulensis

The Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis)[3] is a species of humpback dolphin inhabiting coastal waters of the eastern Indian and western Pacific Oceans.[4] This species is often referred to as the Chinese white dolphin in mainland China, Macau, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan as a common name. Some biologists regard the Indo-Pacific dolphin as a subspecies of the Indian Ocean humpback dolphin (S. plumbea) which ranges from East Africa to India. However, DNA testing studies have shown that the two are distinct species.[1] A new species, the Australian humpback dolphin (S. sahulensis), was split off from S. chinensis and recognized as a distinct species in 2014.[5] Nevertheless, there are still several unresolved issues in differentiation of the Indian Ocean-type and Indo-Pacific-type humpback dolphins.

  1. ^ a b Jefferson, T.A.; Smith, B.D.; Braulik, G.T.; Perrin, W. (2018) [errata version of 2017 assessment]. "Sousa chinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T82031425A50372332.en. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  3. ^ Mead, J. G.; Brownell, R. L. Jr. (2005). "Sousa chinensis". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 732. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  4. ^ Jefferson, Thomas A.; Smith, Brian D. (2016), "Re-assessment of the Conservation Status of the Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin (Sousa chinensis) Using the IUCN Red List Criteria", Advances in Marine Biology, 73, Elsevier: 1–26, doi:10.1016/bs.amb.2015.04.002, ISBN 978-0-12-803602-0, PMID 26790886
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference jeff was invoked but never defined (see the help page).