GUIANA DOLPHIN (T)
Sotalia guianensis (P.-J. van Beneden 1864)
Other Common Names
None known.
Description
Guiana dolphins are the second smallest cetacean species in the western North Atlantic, reaching a maximum length of only about 5.6 feet (1.7 m).
Their body shape is very similar to that of the Atlantic bottlenosed dolphin, though the beak is less clearly demarcated from the forehead.