First record of Pontoporia blainvillei (Gervais & d’Orbigny, 1844) (Mammalia, Cetacea, Pontoporiidae) on the coast of Arraial do Cabo, Rio de Janeiro state, southeastern Brazil

First record of Pontoporia blainvillei (Gervais & d’Orbigny, 1844) (Mammalia, Cetacea, Pontoporiidae) on the coast of Arraial do Cabo, Rio de Janeiro state, southeastern Brazil

We report the first record of Pontoporia blainvillei (Gervais & d’Orbigny, 1844), Franciscana or La Plata River Dolphin, along the coast of Arraial do Cabo, southeastern Brazil. On 8 October 2017, a newborn was stranded in the surf zone of Prainha Beach and wa...

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Main Authors: Marcelo Tardelli Rodrigues, David Steinwender, Bernardo Antonio Perez da Gama, Rodrigo Cumplido, Ubirajara Gonçalves de Melo Júnior, Sarepta Feitosa Araújo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2024-02-01
Series:Check List
Subjects:
Distribution extension
Franciscana
La Plata Rive
Online Access:https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/111349/download/pdf/
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Summary:We report the first record of Pontoporia blainvillei (Gervais & d’Orbigny, 1844), Franciscana or La Plata River Dolphin, along the coast of Arraial do Cabo, southeastern Brazil. On 8 October 2017, a newborn was stranded in the surf zone of Prainha Beach and was returned to the sea. Although an occasional record, fills a distribution gap of the species’ occurrence on the coast of Rio de Janeiro state and, consequently, helps clarify the distribution pattern of P. blainvillei along the coast of the Brazil.
ISSN:1809-127X

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