Sotalia fluviatilis, Boto

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

What happened to this one :( Posted 11 years ago
1. Barry
  
  Lion
  
  I think it died, but then to add insult, it is under the wrong name! This is a pink or Amazon river dolphin, Inia geoffrensis, like in my photo, not a Tucuxi (which actually has a very small, more typical dolphin beak). Posted 8 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Corrected. Unfortunately for you that, that does take away your species intro, since this photo was taken earlier. Posted 8 years ago

The Amazon river dolphin

The Amazon river dolphin, also known as the boto, bufeo or pink river dolphin, is a species of toothed whale classified in the family Iniidae. Three subspecies are currently recognized: ''I. g. geoffrensis'', ''I. g. boliviensis'' and ''I. g. humboldtiana'' . The three subspecies are distributed in the Amazon basin, the upper Madeira River in Bolivia, and the Orinoco basin, respectively.

The Amazon river dolphin is the largest species of river dolphin, with adult males reaching 185 kilograms.. more

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Similar species: Even-toed Ungulates

Species identified by Ferdy Christant

By RolandMH

Uploaded Nov 2, 2013. Captured Jun 15, 2005 17:45.

E4200
f/4.9
10/4063s
ISO79
23.4mm