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| Sousa teuszii |
(Kükenthal, 1892) |
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Family: Delphinidae |
Order: Cetacea |
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Atlantic hump-backed dolphin |
Dauphin du Cameroun |
Delfín jorobado del Atlántico |
Kamerunfluß-Delphin |
| Migration: possibly migratory |
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Clear evidence of migration in humpback dolphins has not been found, although Senegalese animals may shift
northward in summer. Humpback dolphins on the southern Cape coast of South Africa appear to be resident, and
those in southern China are present throughout the year. (Ross GJB, , 2002)
- digitised by GROMS, after Jefferson TA et al. (1993), Rice DW (1998),
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| Regions: Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Feedback: mail to Klaus Riede |
| (Last update: 26.10.04 by E.Gerstner) |