River dowphin
| River dolphins | |
|---|---|
| |
| Baiji (Lipotes vexillifer) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kinrick: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Cless: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Cetacea |
| Suborder: | Odontoceti |
| Superfaimily: | Platanistoidea |
| Faimilies | |
River dowphins are the fower living species o dowphin that reside in freshwatter rivers an estuaries. River dowphins inhabit auries o Asie an Sooth Americae. Thay are classed in the Platanistoidea superfamily o cetaceans. Three species live in fresh watter rivers. The fowert species, the La Plata dowphin, lives in saltwatter estuaries an near-shore marine environments. However, it is scientifically classed in the river dowphin group rather than the oceanic dolphin faimily.