Ganges river dolphin
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The Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica) is a species of freshwater dolphin classified in the family Platanistidae. It lives in the Ganges and related rivers of South Asia, namely in the countries of India, Nepal, and Bangladesh.[3] It is related to the much smaller Indus river dolphin which lives in the Indus River in Pakistan and the Beas River of northwestern India.[4]
Ganges river dolphin | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Infraorder: | Cetacea |
Family: | Platanistidae |
Genus: | Platanista |
Species: | P. gangetica |
Binomial name | |
Platanista gangetica (Lebeck, 1801) | |
Ranges of the Indus river dolphin and Ganges river dolphin | |
Synonyms | |
Platanista gangetica gangetica |
It is also known by the name susu (popular name) also hihu or huhu (Assamese: শিশু, শুশুক) in Assam and shushuk (Bengali: শুশুক) in West Bengal and Bangladesh.[5] The Ganges river dolphin has been recognized by the Government of India as its National Aquatic Animal[6] and is the official animal of the Indian city of Guwahati.[7] Its first occurrence, within the Hooghly River, was documented by William Roxburgh.[8]