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Sotalia guianensis (costero; Guiana dolphin)

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Language: Spanish

Wikipedia Abstract

The Guiana dolphin (Sotalia guianensis), also known as the estuarine dolphin, is a dolphin found in the coastal waters to the north and east of South America, and east of Central America. It is a member of the oceanic dolphin family (Delphinidae).
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Prey / Diet

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Pontoporia blainvillei (Franciscana)2
Stenella attenuata (Pantropical Spotted Dolphin)1
Tursiops truncatus (Bottlenosed Dolphin)1
Xiphopenaeus kroyeri (seabob)1

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Halocercus brasiliensis[3]

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Feeding habits of the Guiana dolphin, Sotalia guianensis (Cetacea: Delphinidae), in Norte Bay, southern Brazil, FÁBIO G. DAURA-JORGE, LEONARDO L. WEDEKIN and PAULO C. SIMÕES-LOPES, SCI. MAR., 75(1), March 2011, 163-169
♦ 2Feeding associations between Guiana dolphins, Sotalia guianensis (Van Bénèden, 1864) and seabirds in the Lagamar estuary, Brazil, Santos, MCO., Oshima, JEF., Pacífico, ES. and Silva, E., Braz. J. Biol., 2010, vol. 70, no. 1, p. 9-17
♦ 3Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0