Dolphin Fishing

Dolphins in Rivers - is that True?
By Laurent Mikhail

While you expect to see dolphins in the ocean, very few people realize that dolphins can be found in fresh water rivers as well.

There are four species of dolphins that make their homes in rivers. There is, however, one species of river dolphin that makes it's home in saltwater estuaries and the ocean.

River dolphins are not the same dolphins that you would see in the ocean. In fact, river dolphins are only distantly related to sea dolphins.

River dolphins are also the most endangered of all the world's cetaceans.

The five species of river dolphins are the Amazon River dolphin, the Franciscana dolphin, the Indus River dolphin, the Ganges River dolphin, and the Yangtze River dolphin. Each of these species of dolphins are very different from each other.

The Amazon River dolphin is the largest river dolphin in existence. These dolphins are also called Boto, and their scientific name is Inia Geoffrensis.

The Amazon River dolphin is between six and eight feet long, and weighs between 185 and 355 pounds when it is fully grown.

As it's name implies it inhabits the Amazon River, but it can also be found in the Orinoco basins and the upper Madeira River as well. These dolphins have various colored skins, which can be light gray, pink, or brown.

The Amazon River dolphin also appears to be the most social of all the river dolphins.