---
title: "Suzu gangesowy"
description: "Platanista gangetica — Ssaki. The Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica) is a freshwater dolphin in the family Platanistidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/ganges-river-dolphin
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Suzu gangesowy

> Platanista gangetica — Ssaki. The Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica) is a freshwater dolphin in the family Platanistidae.

- Scientific name: *Platanista gangetica*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Jeziora i rzeki)
- iNaturalist observations: 193
- Wikidata: [Q210872](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q210872)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41431](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41431)

## Names

- en: Ganges River Dolphin
- de: Gangesdelphin
- es: Delfín del río Ganges
- fr: Plataniste du Gange
- nl: Gangesdolfijn
- pt: Golfinho-do-ganges
- pl: Suzu gangesowy

## Countries with the most observations

IN (136), NP (22), BD (20)

## Summary

The Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica) is a freshwater dolphin in the family Platanistidae. It lives in the Ganges and related rivers of South Asia, namely in the countries of India, Nepal, and Bangladesh.
It is also known by the names susu and shihu (Assamese: শিহু) in Assam shushuk (Bengali: শুশুক) in West Bengal and Bangladesh and Uttum (Chittagonian: উত্তুম) in Chittagong region.
The Ganges river dolphin has been recognized by the Government of India as its National Aquatic Animal and is the official animal of the Indian city of Guwahati. Its first occurrence, within the Hooghly River, was documented…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganges_river_dolphin

## Photo

![Suzu gangesowy](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/ganges-river-dolphin/medium.jpg)

Photo: Simon Tonge · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/8978225

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/ganges-river-dolphin?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).