Pontoporia blainvillei - #5587
Franciscana
Formerly in order Cetacea. Formerly in Iniidae. Also as La Plata River Dolphin.
Geographic Distribution
Brazil to Argentina: coastal waters from Doce River, Regencia, Espírito Santo to Peninsula Valdez, including the Rio de la Plata.
Order/Family
Pontoporiidae
Genus
Pontoporia
Specific Epithet
blainvillei
Image Location
Argentina, Buenos Aires province, Mar de Ajo
Image Date
26 January 2015
Photographer
DL Trillo Lopez