Kingdom Animalia Family Delphinidae Phylum Chordata Order Even-toed ungulate | Infraorder Cetacea Scientific name Sotalia Rank Genus | |
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Lower classifications Tucuxi, Guiana dolphin | ||
Paco the sotalia dolphin
The dolphin genus Sotalia is considered to have two member species with the classification of Sotalia guianensis as a distinct species from Sotalia fluviatilis in 2007. This was a result of recent morphometric analyses, as well as mitochondrial DNA analysis.
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Members of this genus are found in the Atlantic and Caribbean coasts of Central and South America as well as in the Amazon River and most of its tributaries.
Tucuxi dolphins sotalia fluviatilis in the amazon
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