Delphinidae, Gray, 1821
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Cetaceans ( Delphinidae View in CoL and Iniidae )
The Matses recognize both of the species of dolphins present in the Yavarí-Ucayali interfluve, the gray dolphin ( Sotalia fluviatilis [ Delphinidae ]) and the pink Amazon river dolphin ( Inia geoffrensis [ Iniidae ]). Their general term for dolphin is chishkan, an unanalyzable term that does not occur in other Panoan languages. There are no archaic synonyms or ceremonial terms for dolphins.
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