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River dowphin

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River dolphins
Baiji (Lipotes vexillifer)
Scientific classification
Kinrick: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Cless: Mammalia
Order: Cetacea
Suborder: Odontoceti
Superfaimily: Platanistoidea
Faimilies

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River dowphins are the fower living species o dowphin that reside in freshwatter rivers an estuaries. River dowphins inhabit auries o Asie an Sooth Americae. Thay are classed in the Platanistoidea superfamily o cetaceans. Three species live in fresh watter rivers. The fowert species, the La Plata dowphin, lives in saltwatter estuaries an near-shore marine environments. However, it is scientifically classed in the river dowphin group rather than the oceanic dolphin faimily.