Tucuxi dolphin  (Sotalia fluviatilis)

Facts

Also known as:grey dolphin, grey river dolphin, estuarine dolphin and Guianian river dolphin
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Cetacea
Family Delphinidae
Genus Sotalia (1)
Size Length of freshwater subspecies: 150 cm (2)
Length of marine subspecies: 210 – 220 cm (2)
Length of newborn: 70 – 90 cm (3)
Adult weight: 35 – 45 kg (4)

Status

The tucuxi dolphin is classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List (1), and is listed on Appendix I of CITES (5). It is also listed on Appendix II of the Convention on Migratory Species (2).