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Dall's porpoise

Order : Cetacea
Suborder : Odontoceti
Family : Phocoenidae
Species : Phocoenoides dalli

 

The Dall's porpoise, white-flanked porpoise is listed as Conservation Dependent (LR/cd), the focus of a continuing taxon-specific or habitat-specific conservation programme targeted towards the taxon in question, the cessation of which would result in the taxon qualifying for one of the threatened categories below within a period of five years, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the Dall's porpoise

Dall S Porpoise Dall's Porpoise Phocoenides dalli (True, 1885) Dall's Porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) is a cetaceans each year by accident.

Dall's Porpoise Dall's PorpoiseStatus Lower Risk Scientific classification Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:Chordata Class:Mammalia Order:Cetacea Suborder:Odontoceti Family:Phocoenidae Genus:Phocoenoides Species:dalli Binomial name Phocoenides dalli (True, 1885) Dall's Porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) is a species of porpoise that came to worldwide attention in the 1970s when it was disclosed for the first time to the public that salmon fishing trawls were killing thousands of Dall's Porpoise and other cetaceans each year by accidentally capturing them in their nets.

Dall's porpoise Phylogenetic Analysis of the truei and dalli Morphotypes of Dall’s Porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) Dall’s porpoise, Phocoenoides dalli, is the only recognized species of its genus within the family Phocoenidae, the true porpoises.

Dall's Porpoise range Dall's Porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) is a species of porpoise that came to worldwide attention in the 1970s when it was disclosed for the first time to the public that salmon fishing trawls were killing thousands of Dall's Porpoise and other cetaceans each year by accidentally capturing them in their nets.

The Dall's Porpoise is the only member of the Phocoenoides genus. (Full text)

[edit] Behaviour Dall's Porpoises are hugely active creatures. (Full text)

Dall's Porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) is a species of porpoise that came to worldwide attention in the 1970s when it was disclosed for the first time to the public that salmon fishing trawls were killing thousands of Dall's Porpoise and other cetaceans each year by accidentally capturing them in their nets. (Full text)

The Dall's Porpoise is a [CITIES-listed Endangered Species] (Full text)

Dall's porpoises are mainly black with a striking white patch on their bellies and flanks, making them easy to identify. (Full text)

Dall's porpoises are fast swimmers and avid "bow wave riders. (Full text)

How many Dall's porpoises are there? (Full text)

Appearance The Dall's porpoise is a very stocky animal, with small appendages. (Full text)

Dall's porpoises are found only in the Pacific Ocean in the Northern Hemisphere and range across the entire North Pacific at latitudes greater than 32 °N but not farther north than the lower, deeper half of the Bering Sea (see map). (Full text)

com: Dall's Porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) is a fast-swimming, black-and-white toothed whale. (Full text)

POPULATION STATUS Dall's porpoises are still numerous, but in urgent need of protection due to the large numbers caught in Japanese gillnet fisheries and by Japanese coastal whaling operations. (Full text)

There are few accounts of eye color in cetaceans, but Dall's porpoise is an exception; its eye has been described as having a black or dark blue iris and a deep, iridescent blue-green pupil. (Full text)

Dall's Porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) is a species of porpoise (Full text)

Thornton says two populations of Dall's porpoises are exploitedin Japan's harpoon hunt. (Full text)

Anatomy: Dall's Porpoise is from 5. (Full text)

Dall’s porpoises are prey to killer whales and sharks and are also hunted by humans. (Full text)

Scientific classification: Dall's porpoise is a member of the Phocenidae family in the order Cetacea. (Full text)

Dall's porpoises are fast swimmers and avid "bow wave riders. (Full text)

Description & Fascinating FactsDall's porpoise, Phocoenoides dalli, is a robust (particularly males) and muscular cetacean with a relatively small head that slopes steeply to a short indistinct beak. (Full text)

Dall’s Porpoise Skull - The Dall's porpoise is found throughout the northern Pacific Ocean south of the Bearing Sea. (Full text)

Phocoenoides Species: dalli Binomial name Phocoenides dalli Dall's Porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) is a species of porpoise that came to worldwide attention in the 1970s . (Full text)