Iniidae, Gray, 1846
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https://doi.org/ 10.15560/16.1.127 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC8791-A029-F14E-FCED-8BEBA521386C |
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Marcus |
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Iniidae |
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Family Iniidae View in CoL
Inia geoffrensis (Blainville, 1817) , Amazon River Dolphin
Records. Recorded by hunting interviews (09°06.205′S, 068°56.709′W) and opportunistic sightings.
Identification. The body varies from light gray in juve- niles to pink in adults. The eyes are small and the ros- trum is long and narrow, with the presence of vibrissae. The melon on the head is prominent ( Best and Silva 1993).
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