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Guiana dolphin
Species of mammal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Guiana dolphin (Sotalia guianensis), also known as the estuarine dolphin or costero, is a dolphin found in the coastal waters to the north and east of South America, and east of Central America. It is a member of the oceanic dolphin family (Delphinidae). It can live in both saltwater and freshwater.
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Guiana dolphin | |
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Guiana dolphin | |
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Size compared to an average human | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Infraorder: | Cetacea |
Family: | Delphinidae |
Genus: | Sotalia |
Species: | S. guianensis |
Binomial name | |
Sotalia guianensis (van Bénéden, 1864) | |
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Range of Guiana dolphin(coastal–solid pattern) and tucuxi (inland–hatched pattern) |
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