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The franciscana, or La Plata dolphin (Pontoporia blainvillei), is a small cetacean native to the southwestern Atlantic Ocean's coastal waters off Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil. It is the only living member of the family Pontoporiidae and is physiologically adapted to the shallow, turbid waters of e...
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Unusual long-beaked coastal dolphin, conservation concern and specialist interest, modest public profile.
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The La Plata dolphin, Pontoporia blainvillei, is a small cetacean commonly called the franciscana. It inhabits coastal waters, estuaries, and river-influenced marine environments along the Atlantic coast of South America, from Brazil through Uruguay to Argentina. It is the only living member of the...
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