South Asian river dolphin (Platanista gangetica)

Query: Cetacea

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Subject:	South Asian river dolphin (Platanista gangetica)
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Description
English: Fig. 6.—The Susu, or Ganges Dolphin (Platanista gangetica), from Encyclopædia Britannica 1911 - Cetacea article.
Date 1 January 1911
Source Encyclopædia Britannica 1911 - Cetacea article
Author Anonymous
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:EB1911_Cetacea_-_Fig._6.%E2%80%94The_Susu,_or_Ganges_Dolphin_(Platanista_gangetica).jpg

The South Asian river dolphin (Platanista gangetica) is a freshwater or river dolphin found in India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan which is split into two subspecies, the Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica) and Indus river dolphin (Platanista gangetica minor). The Ganges river dolphin is primarily found in the Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers and their tributaries in Bangladesh, India and Nepal, while the Indus river dolphin is found in the Indus River in Pakistan and its Beas and Sutlej tributaries.

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