Indo-Pacific humpbacked dolphin washed ashore at Karwar, Karnataka

A dead dolphin was washed ashore at Aligadda beach, Karwar on 1.7.2016. From the external characters it was identified as Indo-Pacific humpbacked dolphin, Sousa chinensis. The specimen was a male, 233 cm in total length and weighed 110 kg. The animal had scratches on the skin in the head portion.