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Scientific Name: Orcaella brevirostris (Owen in Gray, 1866)
English Name: Irrawaddy dolphin
Local/Bangla Name: Iraboti dolphin (ইরাবতি ডলফিন)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cetartiodactyla
Family: Delphinidae
Description:
It has large, broad flippers resemble paddles. There is a horizontal mouthline. The head can move freely, and there is a crease in the neck. The animal’s color is blue grey; it is paler on the belly and darker above. Typically, the species may be determined just by looking at the body shape. The skull of the Irrawaddy Dolphin is unique. The upper jaw has 12–20 pairs of teeth, whereas the lower jaw has 12–18 teeth on each side. The teeth resemble pegs.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Cox Bazar and Chittagong coast, Moheshkhali and Kutubdia Channels, and in the network of channels of the Sunderbans delta
Environment:
Marine
Main References:
Nishat AH, Imamul SM, Barua, Shuvashish P, Reza, Ali AHM, Khan, Moniruzzaman AS (2002) Bio-ecological Zones of Bangladesh IUCN Bangladesh Country Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xii+ 131 pp
Other References:
Karim MS and Uddin MM (2019) Swatch-of-no-ground marine protected area for sharks, dolphins, porpoises and whales: Legal and institutional challenges Marine Pollution Bulletin 139: 275–281
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