Mammalia - Cetacea - Delphinidae

Alternative combinations: Delphinus chinensis, Sotalia chinensis, Steno chinensis

Synonyms: Delphinus (Steno) lentiginosus Owen 1866, Delphinus plumbeus Flower 1884, Delphinus sinensis Desmarest 1822, Sotalia borneensis Lydekker 1901, Sotalia lentiginosa Owen 1866, Sotalia lentiginosus Owen 1866, Sotalia plumbea Flower 1884, Sotalia plumbeus Flower 1884, Sotalia sinensis Desmarest 1822, Sousa borneensis Lydekker 1901, Sousa huangi Wang Peilie 1999, Sousa lentiginosa Iredale and Troughton 1934, Sousa plumbea Flower 1884, Steno lentiginosus Owen 1866, Steno plumbeus Flower 1884, Stenopontistes zambesicus Mirando Ribeiro 1936, Stenopontistes zambezicus Mirando Ribeiro 1936, Stenopontisties zambezicus Mirando Ribeiro 1936

Belongs to Sousa according to I. Agnarsson and L. J. May-Collado 2008

Sister taxon: Sousa teuszii

Type specimens:

• Sousa chinensis: none designated (Hershkovitz, 1966). Its type locality is Bahia Rio de Janeiro, which is in a Holocene coastal horizon in Brazil.
• Delphinus (Steno) lentiginosus: Its type locality is Waltair, which is in a Holocene coastal horizon in India.
• Delphinus plumbeus: Its type locality is Malabar, which is in a Holocene coastal horizon in India.
• Delphinus sinensis:
• Sotalia borneensis: Its type locality is Sarawak, which is in a Holocene fluvial-deltaic horizon in Malaysia.
• Sousa huangi:
• Sousa lentiginosa:
• Stenopontistes zambezicus:

Average measurements (in mm): skull 515.6 x 209.4