Tucuxi (Sotalia fluviatilis) is one of the smallest of all dolphins (maximum around 152 cm). In body shape it resembles the more familiar Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), and is classed in the family of marine dolphins Delphinidae. The Tucuxi occurs only in the Amazon river, and has a close relative called the marine tucuxi (Sotalia guianensis) in coastal waters of eastern South and central America. The two species have only recently been recognised as distinct. Tucuxis are very different from botos in many respects ? they are faster, travel in tight groups, avoid shallow waters and are much more wary of human presence. (Projoto Boto)
The copyright of the images presented here are
owned by David R. Beebe & Patricia E. Beebe. It is illegal to reproduce them
without the permission of the copyright owner.
As with any image, your possession of a copy of a digitized image does not give you any
rights to use it as you wish. Only the copyright owner, or the owner's legal agent, can give you
permission to copy, distribute, or publicly display the image.
