Back جبحل السند Arabic بلاتانيستا طفيفه ARZ Yaburol (Platanista minor) AVK Dofí de l'Indus Catalan Platanista minor CEB Delfínovec induský Czech Indusdelfin German Indusa riverdelfeno Esperanto Platanista minor Spanish Platanista minor Basque
| Indus river dolphin | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | Platanistidae |
| Genus: | Platanista |
| Species: | P. minor
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| Platanista minor Owen, 1853
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| Ranges of the Indus river dolphin and Ganges river dolphin | |
The Indus river dolphin (Platanista minor) is a species of freshwater dolphin in the family Platanistidae. It is endemic to the Indus River basin in Pakistan and Beas River in northwestern India.[1] This dolphin was the first discovered side-swimming cetacean. It is patchily distributed in five small, sub-populations that are separated by irrigation barrages.[2]
From the 1970s until 1998, the Ganges River dolphin (Platanista gangetica) and the Indus dolphin were regarded as separate species; however, in 1998, their classification was changed from two separate species to subspecies of a single species. However, more recent studies support them being distinct species. It has been named as the national mammal of Pakistan and the state aquatic animal of Punjab, India.
- ^ a b c Braulik, G.T.; Khan, U.; Malik, M. & Aisha, H. (2023) [errata version of 2022 assessment]. "Platanista minor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T41757A243168232. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T41757A243168232.en. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ Braulik, G.T. (2006). "Status assessment of the Indus river dolphin, Platanista gangetica minor, March–April 2001". Biological Conservation. 129 (4): 579–590. Bibcode:2006BCons.129..579B. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2005.11.026.