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Dolphins
Indian Ocean Humpback Dolphin
(Sousa plumbea)
Thick hump on the back, from which the dorsal fin curves KINGDOM
backward Animalia
Head shape is similar to that of the bottlenose dolphin
PHYLUM
Feeds on fish and squid Chordata
Found in the Arabian Sea and the rest of the seas of the
Arabian Peninsula CLASS
2.7m long Mammalia
240kg weight
ORDER
Cetartiodactyla
FAMILY
Delphinidae
GENUS
Sousa
EN Endangered
(2015)
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