Sotalia is a genus of dolphin, family Delphinidae, comprising two living species, the tucuxi, Sotalia fluviatilis, and the Guiana dolphin or costero, Sotalia guianensis, recognized as distinct species in 2007 based on morphometric and mitochondrial DNA analysis. Members of the genus are found along the Atlantic and Caribbean coasts of Central and South America, as well as in the Amazon River and most of its tributaries.
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Living or Extinct Taxonomic Rank Connections
Parent Taxon Of
Source Tucuxi (Wikidata)
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ1341231, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Sotalia
Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)View the Source Wikidata: Sotalia
Wikidata Q1341231, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Tucuxi (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Tucuxi, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q1341231 (Sotalia)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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