Phocoena is a genus of porpoises comprising four living species, the spectacled porpoise of sub-Antarctic and low Antarctic waters, the harbour porpoise of the cooler coastal North Atlantic, North Pacific and Black Sea, the vaquita of the northern Gulf of California, and Burmeister's porpoise of the South American coast. The genus was formally established by Cuvier in 1816 and its fossil record extends back to the Miocene.
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Partially Attested
Geographic DistributionCooler coastal waters of the North Atlantic, North Pacific and the Black Sea (harbour porpoise); circumpolar in cool sub-Antarctic and low Antarctic waters (spectacled porpoise) 2 Quote is the harbour porpoise entry of the species table; the spectacled porpoise entry of the same table reads circumpolar in cool sub-Antarctic and low Antarctic waters. Taxonomic Rank Scientific Name Member Species/Taxa Count Classification
Living or Extinct Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ135955, descriptionView the Source 2. Phocoena - Wikipedia
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Phocoena is a genus of porpoises with four extant species.
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Phocoena is a genus of porpoises with four extant species.
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Phocoena is a genus of porpoises with four extant species.
Species table, harbour porpoise range
cooler coastal waters of the North Atlantic, North Pacific and the Black Sea
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