Dauphin - Lagénorhynque de peale

Scientific name:

Lagenorhynchus australis

Threat level:

Data deficient

Authority:

Peale, 1848

Common names:

• Delfín austral (English)
• Peale's dolphin (English)
• Peale's dolphin (English)
• Dauphin de peale (French)

Version:

3.1

Year assessed:

2008

Assessor(s):

Hammond, P.S., Bearzi, G., Bjørge, A., Forney, K., Karczmarski, L., Kasuya, T., Perrin, W.F., Scott, M.D., Wang, J.Y., Wells, R.S. & Wilson, B.

Evaluator(s):

Rojas-Bracho, L. & Smith, B.D. (Cetacean Red List Authority)

Justification:

There is a lack of adequate information to make an assessment of extinction risk for this species (lack of a population estimate, and lack of an assessment of the impact of the use as crab-bait).

Geographic ranges:

• Argentina (Native)
• Chile (Native)
• Falkland Islands (malvinas) (Native)

Population trend:

Unknown

Ecosystems

• Marine

List of habitats:

• Marine Neritic
• Pelagic

List of threats:

• Biological resource use
• Logging & wood harvesting
• Intentional use: (large scale)
• Unintentional effects: (subsistence/small scale)

List of conservation actions:

• Species management
• Species management
• Harvest management