AUSTRALIAN SNUBFIN DOLPHIN

Photographed near Broome, March 2019

110               AUSTRALIAN SNUBFIN DOLPHIN                 Orcaella heinsohni    

AUSTRALIAN.           110

Also known as Irrawaddy Dolphin. Restricted to coastal and estuarine waters, mostly less 20 m deep, in n. Australia from Onslow, WA to Brisbane River., se Qld. Prefers brackish water, will travel long distances up tropical rivers. Inconspicuous, little activity above water. Occurs in small groups of 2-5.