Castello's Apron Numbfish vs common bottlenose dolphin

Discopyge castelloi compared with Tursiops truncatus

Key Differences

• Castello's Apron Numbfish is Data Deficient while common bottlenose dolphin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castello's Apron Numbfish	common bottlenose dolphin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Torpediniformes (electric ray)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Narcinidae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Discopyge	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)
Species	Discopyge castelloi	Tursiops truncatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Castello's Apron Numbfish and common bottlenose dolphin share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Castello's Apron Numbfish

DD — Data Deficient

common bottlenose dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castello's Apron Numbfish	common bottlenose dolphin
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	45 years
Average Length	—	3.0 m
Average Weight	—	300.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Castello's Apron Numbfish

common bottlenose dolphin

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 12 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Castello's Apron Numbfish

The Castello's Apron Numbfish (Discopyge castelloi) is a species in the genus Discopyge. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.

common bottlenose dolphin

A espécie de golfinho mais estudada e reconhecida, os roazes habitam oceanos quentes e temperados de todo o mundo, desde águas costeiras rasas até ao mar aberto. Altamente inteligentes com grandes cérebros em relação ao tamanho corporal, demonstram auto-reconhecimento, comunicação complexa e aprendizagem social. Vivem em sociedades fluidas de fissão-fusão e cooperam para arrebanhar peixes. Uma espécie indicadora chave da saúde dos ecossistemas marinhos.