Atlantic humpbacked dolphin  (Sousa teuszii)

Range

The Atlantic humpbacked dolphin occurs in the eastern Atlantic Ocean (1), from Western Sahara, south to southern Angola (5).

View a distribution map for this species at UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.

Habitat

Shallow, tropical, coastal waters, less than 25 metres deep, are the preferred habitat of the Atlantic humpbacked dolphin. This includes the often murky waters of bays, river deltas and mangrove channels (2). This dolphin has also been observed entering large rivers, although it rarely travels far upstream, remaining within salty water (5).

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