Phocoena
| Phocoena | |
|---|---|
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| A harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | Phocoenidae |
| Genus: | Phocoena Cuvier, 1816 |
| Species | |
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Phocoena dioptrica | |
Phocoena is a genus of porpoises with four extant species:
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phocoena dioptrica | Spectacled porpoise | circumpolar in cool sub-Antarctic and low Antarctic waters | |
| Phocoena phocoena | Harbour porpoise | cooler coastal waters of the North Atlantic, North Pacific and the Black Sea |
 | Phocoena sinus | Vaquita | northern area of the Gulf of California, or Sea of Cortez |
| Phocoena spinipinnis | Burmeister's porpoise | coast of South America | |
References
- ↑ "Phocoena Cuvier 1816 (porpoise) Osteichthyes - Delphinoidea - Phocoenidae PaleoDB taxon number: 63542 Alternative spellings: Delphinus (Phocaena), Phocaena Synonyms: Acanthodelphis Gray 1866 (no. 102874), Australophocaena Barnes 1985 (no. 63546), Australophocoena Barnes 1985 (no. 129115), Phocaena (Acanthodelphis) Gray 1866 (no. 91956) Parent taxon: Phocoenidae according to F. G. Marx et al. 2016".
External links
- Phocoena in Mammal Species of the World
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