Parapontoporia (SciiFii)

The long-snouted dolphin (Parapontoporia marinus) is a species of dolphin that originally lived off the Californian coast from the Late Miocene until the Pliocene as an extinct species of Parapontoporia and the genus itself was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and introduced throughout the Californian Great Barrier Reef to help boost biodiversity, although it is also found in the coastal parts of Mexico, California, and Oregon, and is tolerant to freshwater that it can even be found in many freshwater rivers in the coastal regions. The closest living relative of the long-snouted dolphin is the baiji (Lipotes vexillifer). In general appearance, the long-snouted dolphin resembles a baiji in shape and build, but is larger in size, reaching a length on average of 3 metres (9.8 feet). The long-snouted dolphin feeds primarily on benthic mollusks and small fish, but it is known to occasionally feed on crustaceans such as crabs and shrimp. The long-snouted dolphin is a social animal that lives in pods consisting of up to around 20 individuals at a time. The conservation status of the long-snouted dolphin is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts and the long-snouted dolphin's wide range.
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