SUSU
(Platanista gangetica) 1
BODY MASS: -- Kg DEEPEST DIVE: -- m
BODY LENGTH: 220-240 cm 2 LONGEST DIVE: 180 s (REF 1)


SUKKUR (27°41'N - 68°50'E) TOP
1969: Dive duration: gd-avg= 44.3 ± 34.3s, max= 180 s (N=47 dives)
1969: (Observation from boat + chronometer)
REF 1
DERGAON (26°44'N - 94°01'E) TOP
1969: Dive duration: gd-avg= 36.3 ± 12.2s, max= 60 s (N=8 dives)
1969: (Observation from boat + chronometer)
REF 1

REFERENCES
REF 1 Pilleri G (1970) Observations on the Behaviour of Platanista gangetica in the Indus and Brahmaputra Rivers. Invest Cetacea 2: 27-60

1 Two sub-species: the Ganges River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica) and the Indus River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica minor)
2 Females: avg= 240-260 cm

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