white flag dolphin

Japanese: white flag dolphin(英語表記)whiteflagdolphin
white flag dolphin

...This lineage has been reduced to around 500-1000 individuals due to the construction of dams on the Indus River. The white flag dolphin, Lipotes vexillifer , is found in the Yangtze River and feeds on fish. Until the 1950s, it was also found in the Fuchun River, next to the Yangtze River.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "white flag dolphin" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この系統はインダス川のダム建設の影響で,500~1000頭前後に減少した。 ヨウスコウカワイルカLipotes vexillifer(英名white flag dolphin)は長江(揚子江)に分布し,魚類を食べる。1950年代までは長江のとなりの富春江にも分布した。…

※「white flag dolphin」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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