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Phocoena phocoena

Also known as Harbour porpoise

species of marine mammal

AI overview

Phocoena phocoena, commonly known as the harbor porpoise, is a small marine mammal found in coastal waters of the Northern Hemisphere. It matters because it serves as an indicator of ocean health and is affected by human activities like fishing and shipping, making it important for understanding coastal marine ecosystems.

AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.

In the Vinony graph

Within Vinony's link graph, Phocoena phocoena is referenced by 468 other articles, and connects out to Orcinus orca, Short-beaked Common Dolphin and Atlantic white-sided dolphin.

Vinony files it under Animal taxa named by Carl Linnaeus, Cetaceans of Europe and Cetaceans of the Arctic Ocean.

Its subject is documented across 58 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

Least Concern

bay porpoise

Phocoena phocoena

SPECIES

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderCetacea
FamilyPhocoenidae

Habitatmarine, brackish

Observations10,083

Observations recorded793,474

Maximum longevity: 20.4 years (captivity) Observations: These animals rarely live more than 13 years in the wild (Ronald Nowak 1999). One captive specimen was still alive at 20.4 years of age (Richard Weigl 2005).

via GBIF · IUCN

Museum specimens

Specimen records: 6,108
With media: 361
Family: Phocoenidae
Collections: RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, MVZ, UWBM
Recorded in: France, United States, Belgium

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Wikidata facts

Image: Marsvin (Phocoena phocoena).jpg
Life expectancy: 9

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Commons category: Phocoena phocoena
taxon name: Phocoena phocoena
Commons gallery: Phocoena phocoena
taxon common name: ネズミイルカ
gestation period: 9
longest observed lifespan: 20.4
start time: 3600000-00
sequenced genome URL: www.dnazoo.org/assemblies/Phocoena_phocoena

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Encyclopedic overview

The harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) is one of eight extant species of porpoise. It is one of the smallest species of cetacean. As its name implies, it stays close to coastal areas or river estuaries, and as such, is the most familiar porpoise to whale watchers. This porpoise often ventures up rivers, and has been seen hundreds of kilometres from the sea. The harbour porpoise may be polytypic, with geographically distinct populations representing distinct races: P. p. phocoena in the North Atlantic and West Africa, P. p. relicta in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov, an unnamed population in the northwestern Pacific and P. p. vomerina in the northeastern Pacific.

Taxonomy

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Phocoena phocoena” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.