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The genus Sotalia is divided into two species. The tucuxi (S. guianensis) is distributed in the Atlantic, from Florianopolis in Santa Catarina, Brazil and northwards. The costero (S. fluviatilis) lives in the rivers of the Amazon.
Burmeister's porpoise (Phocoena spinipinnis) is marine and lives from Santa Catarina to the south.
The Amazon river dolphins (Inia geoffrensis) thrive in fresh water, are endemic of the Amazon rivers, and are placed in the vulnerable category of the IUCN.
The la Plata dolphin (Pontoporia blainvillei), another vulnerable Brazilian denizen, is a marine river dolphin that ranges from Espírito Santo, Brazil, to the south.
Category:Toothed whales
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