LIPOTIDAE, Zhou, Qian & Li, 1978

Russell A. Mittermeier & Don E. Wilson, 2014, Lipotidae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 4 Sea Mammals, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 380-385 : 380

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6600673
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6600660
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/E44D87B3-0C54-FFFB-FD10-BD14D13CFB08
treatment provided by	Diego
scientific name	LIPOTIDAE
status

Treatment

Family LIPOTIDAE View in CoL

(BAIJI)

* Medium-sized river dolphin with a spindle-shaped body, elongated rostrum, rounded melon, broad flippers, and low, triangular dorsal fin; small-teeth.

e 200-250 cm. View Figure

* Palearctic Region. View Figure

* Middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, China.

1 genus, 1 species, 1 taxon.

* 1 species Critically Endangered (probably now extinct).