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   [ Record 11 of 3890 ]   
MammalMAP:   859
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3422BB
Observer:   Kennedy David
Date of record:   2011-09-28
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   I don't know whether it is possible to identify a dolphin from the dorsal fin only - but this was all I was able to capture
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   217790
Species name:   Sousa plumbea
Common name:   Indian Humpback Dolphin
Family:   Delphinidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Dolphin sp.
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-859
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 859 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:  
Date:   2018-05-01 17:57:10
Species name:   Sousa plumbea -- Indian Humpback Dolphin
Species code:   217790

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