Sousa is a genus of dolphin, family Delphinidae, known as the humpback dolphins and comprising four recognized living species, the Indo-Pacific, Indian Ocean, Atlantic and Australian humpback dolphins, distinguished by conspicuous humps and elongated dorsal fins on adults. The genus inhabits shallow nearshore waters along coastlines across Africa, Asia and Australia, a habitat preference that exposes it to fisheries entanglement, boat traffic, pollution and habitat loss but also makes it comparatively easy to observe from land, including at established dolphin-watching sites such as Hong Kong and Oman's Musandam Peninsula.
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Source Australian humpback dolphin (Wikipedia)
Source Indian Ocean humpback dolphin (Wikipedia)
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1. Wikidata: Sousa
2. Wikipedia: Humpback dolphin
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Humpback dolphins are members of the genus Sousa.
View the Source 3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Sousa
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"speciesExtantCount": 4
View the Source 4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Sousa
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"taxon_name": "Sousa" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 0.0117 ... "early_interval": "Holocene"
View the Source Australian humpback dolphin (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Australian humpback dolphin, Life history, genusQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Australian humpback dolphin, Life history, genus
within the Sousa genus
View the Source Indian Ocean humpback dolphin (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Indian Ocean humpback dolphin, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Indian Ocean humpback dolphin, Lead
The Indian Ocean humpback dolphin (Sousa plumbea)
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