Platanistidae Family
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URL: http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/chordata/mammalia/cetacea/platanistidae.ht
This family includes 5 species in 4 genera. In many accounts of cetaceans, its members are placed in four separate families: Iniidae (South American river dolphin), Lipotidae (Chinese river dolphin), Platanistidae (Indian river dolphins), and Pontoporidae ( La Plata river dolphin). Members of these families are found in fresh-water rivers and coastal waters in Asia and South America. [ eng ] |