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Which species of dolphin live in new zealand coastal warters?
Maui/Hector's Dolphin
What is the science name for the Hector dolphin?
The scientific name for Hector's dolphin is Cephalorhynchus hectori.
What is the maori name for the hector dolphin?
Tutumairekurai is the most common of the Maori names for Hector's dolphin
Is the little Hector dolphin endangered?
yes, sadly the hector's dolphin is endangered. :`(
What is the niche of a hector's dolphin?
The Hector's Dolphin only lives in New Zealand!
Hector's dolphin maori name?
The Māori name for the Hector's dolphin is "tūpoupou."
What are the name of the dolphins that live in New Zealand waters?
Dusky Dolphins, Hector's Dolphins, Maui's Dolphins, Bottlenose Dolphins, Common Dolphin, Pantropical Spotted Dolphin.
What is the smallest dolphin?
The Hector's dolphin (named are Sir James Hector) is New Zealand's smallest dolphin. It is the only dolphin endemic to New Zealand. it is also one of the world's smallest dolphins, growing to about 1.2 metres in length.
What is a maui dolphin?
Maui dolphins are subspecies of the Hector's Dolphin. They are endemic to New Zealand. The only difference between the Hector's and the Maui is the location off of New Zealand where they live. The Maui Dolphin lives off of North Island of New Zealand and the Hector's Dolphin live more off of the South Island of New Zealand. They are the smallest dolphin in the world, measuring about the size of a small child. The Maui/Hector's Dolphin is also the rarest species of dolphinin the world. They are critically endangered because they are victims of bycatching, bottom trawling, and several other risks. There is less than 500 left. If they do become endangered, New Zealand will be the first country to wipe out a whole population of a marine mammal.
What year was the Hector dolphin discovered?
Hector's dolphin was discovered sometime prior to the year 1881 by James Hector, a Scottish geologist, surgeon, and naturalist. The dolphin was officially named in 1881 by a Belgian zoologist by the name of Pierre-Joseph van Beneden.
How are the Hector dolphin getting killed?
by a net
Is anything being done to protect hector dolphin?
o. They are going to kill the dolphin and then eat it.
