Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris)
Range
The Irrawaddy dolphin has a patchy distribution in the shallow, coastal waters of the Indo-Pacific from the Philippines to northeastern India. Freshwater subpopulations occur in three river systems: the Mahakam of Indonesia, the Ayeyarwady (previously Irrawaddy) of Burma, and the Mekong of Laos, Cambodia and Viet Nam. It is also found in completely or partially isolated brackish water bodies such as Chika Lake in India and Songkhla Lake in Thailand (1).
 | View a distribution map for this species at UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre. |
Habitat
Inhabits coastal, brackish and freshwaters of the tropical and sub-tropical Indo-Pacific (2).
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