How big does the Heaviside's Dolphin get?

The Heaviside's Dolphin grows to about 1.7 m.

Heaviside's Dolphin

Cephalorhynchus heavisidii

Group: Dolphin
Max size: 1.7 m
IUCN status: NT

Heaviside's dolphin lives only off the cool southwest coast of Africa, riding the Benguela current in shallow inshore water. It is small and stocky, under two metres, and feeds on a range of fish and squid. Hunting and net entanglement leave it rated as near threatened.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Cetartiodactyla › Delphinidae › Cephalorhynchus

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 254978.

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How big does the Heaviside's Dolphin get?: The Heaviside's Dolphin grows to about 1.7 m.