Phocoenidae
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Phocoenidae is the family of small, blunt-nosed marine mammals known as porpoises, closely related to dolphins and found in coastal and riverine waters worldwide.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cetacean family
ⓘ
taxonomic family ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | porpoises ⓘ |
| conservationConcern |
bycatch in fisheries
ⓘ
habitat degradation ⓘ |
| describedAs | small blunt-nosed marine mammals ⓘ |
| diet |
crustaceans
ⓘ
fish ⓘ squid ⓘ |
| distinguishedBy |
lack of pronounced beak
ⓘ
short blunt snout ⓘ spade-shaped teeth ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
dolphins by shorter rostrum
ⓘ
dolphins by tooth shape ⓘ |
| distribution |
Northern Hemisphere oceans
ⓘ
coastal regions worldwide ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal waters
ⓘ
riverine waters ⓘ subarctic marine waters ⓘ temperate marine waters ⓘ |
| hasMemberCount | approximately seven extant species ⓘ |
| includesTaxon |
Australophocaena
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Australophocaena dioptrica NERFINISHED ⓘ Neophocaena NERFINISHED ⓘ Neophocaena asiaeorientalis NERFINISHED ⓘ Neophocaena phocaenoides NERFINISHED ⓘ Phocoena NERFINISHED ⓘ Phocoena dalli NERFINISHED ⓘ Phocoena dioptrica NERFINISHED ⓘ Phocoena phocoena NERFINISHED ⓘ Phocoena sinus NERFINISHED ⓘ Phocoena spinipinnis NERFINISHED ⓘ Phocoenoides NERFINISHED ⓘ Phocoenoides dalli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Dall's porpoise
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
harbour porpoise ⓘ vaquita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Cetacea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Delphinidae
ⓘ
dolphins ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| scientificNameAuthorship | Gray, 1825 ⓘ |
| suborder | Odontoceti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| uses | echolocation ⓘ |
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