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Guiana dolphin

Sotalia guianensis (P.-J. van Bénéden, 1864)

Status not recordedwhales and dolphins

The guiana dolphin (Sotalia guianensis) is a species in the family Delphinidae, order Cetacea.

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Quick facts about the guiana dolphin

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the guiana dolphin live?

Not recorded

Is the guiana dolphin endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the guiana dolphin classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderCetacea
  5. familyDelphinidae
  6. genusSotalia
  7. SpeciesSotalia guianensis (P.-J. van Bénéden, 1864)

Synonyms Delphinus guianensis, Sotalia brasiliensis, Sotalia braziliensis, Sotalia fluviatilis guianensis, Steno guianensis, Tursio guianensis

Other names and names in other languages (28)
  • Estuarine dolphinEnglish
  • Guyana dolphinEnglish
  • دلفين غوياناArabic
  • GuyanadelphinGerman
  • toninaSpanish
  • SotalieFrench
  • Sotalia marinaItalian
  • ギアナコビトイルカJapanese
  • CteroNorwegian Bokmål
  • GuyanadolfijnDutch
  • sotalia przybrzeżnaPolish
  • BotoPortuguese
  • Гвианский дельфинRussian
  • KüstensotaliaGerman
  • Bufeo BlancoSpanish
  • Bufeo GrisSpanish
  • bufeo negroSpanish
  • costeroSpanish
  • Delfín costeroSpanish
  • delfin estuarinoSpanish
  • Dauphin de GuyaneFrench
  • sotalia de GuianaFrench
  • GuyanadelfinNorwegian Bokmål
  • boto cinzaPortuguese
  • boto comunPortuguese
  • Boto-cinzaPortuguese
  • golfinho cinzaPortuguese
  • гвианская соталияRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the guiana dolphin

Other species in the same genus Sotalia.

EN, Endangered
Tucuxi (Sotalia fluviatilis)

Tucuxi

Sotalia fluviatilis

Delphinidae

CompareGuiana dolphin vs Tucuxi

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the guiana dolphin?

The guiana dolphin (Sotalia guianensis) belongs to the family Delphinidae in the order Cetacea.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Guiana dolphin (Sotalia guianensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/guiana-dolphin

MLA

“Guiana dolphin (Sotalia guianensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/guiana-dolphin.

BibTeX
@misc{guiana_dolphin_2026,
  title = {Guiana dolphin (Sotalia guianensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/guiana-dolphin},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}