Steno bredanensis | Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals

Taxa
Steno bredanensis | (Lesson, 1828)
Steno bredanensis | (Cuvier in Lesson, 1828)
Publication
Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals
NRL Record ID
327632
Location
Countries in Assessment
Bangladesh
Country ISO code(s)
BGD
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Common Names
Rough-toothed Dolphin
Kharbadanti Dolphin
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
It occurs in deep tropical, subtropical and warm temperate waters around the world (Culik 2011, Hammond et al. 2012). About 165 km far offshore deep marine waters from the coast of the Sundarbans.
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
It is social and occurs in groups fast swimmer and may swim rapidly just under the water surface showing dorsal fin with a small part of back tip.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes, in the publication/on website
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Data Deficient
Assessment status abreviation
DD
Assessment rationale/justification
Only one sighting of two individuals of Steno bredanesis in the Swatch of No-ground (165 km offshore on the south from the Sundarbans) was observed by BCDP in 2012 (BCDP Unpubl.). No more information is available to assess this species. Thus, it is categorized as Data Deficient.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Md. Zahangir Alom
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Academic
Assessor affiliation specific
Academic|NGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v4.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp; IUCN (2012) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://iucnredlistbd.org/
Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Further information
History
Not assessed (IUCN Bangladesh 2000).
Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Steno bredanensis Animalia Chordata Mammalia Cetartiodactyla Delphinidae Steno
Steno bredanensis Animalia Chordata Mammalia Cetacea Delphinidae Steno