Sotalia guianensis

(P. J. Van Beneden, 1864)

Guiana Dolphin

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Artiodactyla
Suborder : Whippomorpha
Infraorder : Cetacea
Parvorder : Odontoceti
Superfamily : Delphinoidea
Family : Delphinidae
Subfamily : Delphininae
Genus : Sotalia

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Van Beneden, P.J. 1864. Sur un dauphin nouveau et un ziphioïde rare. Mémoires couronnés et autres mémoires publiés par l'Académie royale des sciences, des lettres et des beaux-arts de Belgique 16:1-21.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57158877

Original name as described

Delphinus Guianensis

Other common names

Costero · Guiana River Dolphin

Type material

MNHB (number not known)

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

Maroni or Marowijne River on the eastern border of Suriname.

Biogeographic realm

Marine

Country distribution

Brazil · Colombia · Costa Rica · French Guiana · Guyana · Honduras · Nicaragua · Panama · Suriname · Trinidad and Tobago · Venezuela · Aruba? · Bonaire? · Sint Eustatius? · Saba? · Curaçao?

Taxonomy notes

split from S. fluviatilis

Taxonomy notes citation

Caballero, S., Trujillo, F., Vianna, J. A., Barrios‐Garrido, H., Montiel, M. G., Beltrán‐Pedreros, S., ... & Baker, C. S. (2007). Taxonomic status of the genus Sotalia: species level ranking for "tucuxi"(Sotalia fluviatilis) and "costero"(Sotalia guianensis) dolphins. Marine mammal science, 23(2), 358-386.

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006431

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Delphinus Guianensis

(P. J. Van Beneden, 1864)

Family

Delphinidae

Root name

guianensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHB (number not known)

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

3

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57158877

Authority publication

Mémoires couronnés et autres mémoires publiés par l'Académie royale des sciences, des lettres et des beaux-arts de Belgique

Name usages

Mead & Brownell (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9684)

Sotalia brasiliensis

E. Van Beneden, 1875

Family

Delphinidae

Root name

brasiliensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

1, 8, 9

Authority publication

Mémoires de l'Académie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique

Sotalia guianensis

Mittermeier & D. E. Wilson, 2014

Family

Delphinidae

Root name

guianensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

504

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Mittermeier & Wilson (2014:504) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67175)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #181359) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #181359) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006431) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/181359/144232542) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Delphinus Guyanensis

(P. J. Van Beneden, 1868)

Family

Delphinidae

Root name

guyanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

96

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28377570

Authority publication

Bulletin de l'Académie royale des sciences, des lettres et des beaux-arts de Belgique

Sotalia braziliensis

Racovitza, 1903

Family

Delphinidae

Root name

braziliensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

44, 59

Authority publication

book

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