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Whitefin Dolphin

Educational resources on Whitefin Dolphin

Whitefin Dolphin or Lipotes vexillifer is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Critically Endangered due to A1bc, C2b, D. IUCN Profile of the Whitefin Dolphin

Academic web links for the Whitefin Dolphin.


ADW: Lipotes vexillifer: Information
Lipotes vexillifer, also known by the common name baiji, is found in China in the mouth of the Chang Jiang (Yangtze) to a point about 1900 km up the river, as well as in the middle
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Lipotes_vexillifer.html

platanistidae
Genus Lipotes-- 1 sp. Whitefin dolphin, Lipotes vexillifer. Genus Inia--1 sp. Amazon dolphin, Inia geoffrensis. Genus Pontoporia--1 sp. La Plata dolphin, Pontoporia blainvillei
users.edinboro.edu/plindeman/platanistidae.html

river dolphins
Yangtze River dolphin or whitefin dolphin Lipotes vexillifer. The specific name, vexillifer, is derived from the Greek words vexillum, meaning "flag", and feros
www3.canisius.edu/~noonan/cac/marine_mammals/river_dolphins.htm

Boston University School of Theology Archives
...traditional Chinese: 長江女神; pinyin: Cháng JiÄ?ng nÇšshén) in China, the dolphin is also called Chinese River Dolphin, Yangtze River Dolphin, Whitefin Dolphin and Yangtze
sthweb.bu.edu/archives/index.php?option=com_awiki&view=mediawiki&article=Baiji

Boston University School of Theology Archives
Changjiang Xinluoduan Whitefin Dolphin National Nature Reserve [Lipotes vexillifer] Changjiang Tian'ezhou Whitefin Dolphin National Nature Reserve
sthweb.bu.edu/archives/index.php?option=com_awiki&view=mediawiki&article=Protected_areas...







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