Sotalia guianensis

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Scientific Name Sotalia guianensis
Author (P.-J. van Bénéden, 1864)
Taxonomic Rank Species
Taxonomic # 770938
Common Names Spanish: costero
English: Guiana dolphin
Current Standing valid
Taxonomic Parents Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Chordata
    Subphylum: Vertebrata
      Class: Mammalia
        Subclass: Theria
          Infraclass: Eutheria
            Order: Cetacea
              Suborder: Odontoceti
                Family: Delphinidae
                  Genus: Sotalia
Taxonomic Children
Synonyms (since 1950)

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ITIS TSN770938
Status - ESA, U.S. FWS
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Status - Red List, IUCN
    NT (Global)
#records (spatial)681
#records (non-spatial)0
#datasets7
Year1997 - 2025
Latitude-25.04 - 6.01
Longitude-55.95 - -39.02
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