- (/ˈpɔːrpəsɪz/) are
small dolphin-like
cetaceans classified under the
family Phocoenidae.
Although similar in
appearance to dolphins, they are more
closely related...
- The
Delphinidae are
characterized by
having distinct beaks (unlike the
Phocoenidae), two or more
fused cervical vertebrae and 20 or more
pairs of teeth...
- individuals. The monodontids,
oceanic dolphins (Delphinidae) and
porpoises (
Phocoenidae)
together comprise the
Delphinoidea superfamily.
Genetic evidence suggests...
-
Marine mammals comprise over 130
living and
recently extinct species in
three taxonomic orders. The
Society for
Marine Mammalogy, an
international scientific...
- Cetotheriidae, Delphinidae, Iniidae, Kogiidae, Lipotidae, Monodontidae,
Phocoenidae, Physeteridae, Platanistidae, Pontoporiidae, Ziphiidae, and Hippopotamidae...
- species: "Phocoena
Cuvier 1816 (porpoise)
Osteichthyes -
Delphinoidea -
Phocoenidae PaleoDB taxon number: 63542
Alternative spellings:
Delphinus (Phocaena)...
- (1995). "Phylogenetic
relationships among the true
porpoises (Cetacea:
Phocoenidae)".
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 4 (4): 463–474. doi:10.1006/mpev...
- This is the list of
marine mammals found in
Australian waters. It is a sub-list of the list of
mammals of Australia.
Conservation status listed follows...
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Delphinidae (Oceanic dolphins)
Monodontidae Phocoenidae (Porpoises)
Physeteridae Kogiidae Iniidae Lipotidae Platanistidae Pontoporiidae Ziphiidae (Beaked...
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There are 84
mammal species (with two uncertain)
recorded in
Sweden according to the IUCN Red List. Two are endangered, one is
vulnerable as well now extinct...
