Sotalia fluviatilis (Gervais & Deville, 1853)
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Sotalia fluviatilis
photo by FAO

Family:  Delphinidae (marine or true dolphins)
Max. size:  210 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 40 kg
Environment:  pelagic-neritic; freshwater; marine
Distribution:  Western Atlantic, Southeast Pacific and South America Inland Waters: Sotalia fluviatilis fluviatilis: Freshwater, Amazon River (Ref. 1522).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Found mostly nearshore and in estuaries. The riverine species feeds on a wide variety of fish, mostly small schooling species and the coastal species consume pelagic and demersal fish and cephalopods. Maximum length: coastal, 210 cm; riverine, 160 cm (Ref. 1394). Found mostly nearshore and in estuaries. The riverine species feeds on a wide variety of fish, mostly small schooling species and the coastal species consume pelagic and demersal fish and cephalopods (Ref. 1394).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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