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Some facts about the
Finless porpoise
Adult weight : 32.5 kg (71.5 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 33 years
Female maturity :2190 days
Male maturity : 1460 days
Gestation : 320 days
Weaning : 320 days
Litter size : 1
Litters per year : 1
Weight at birth : 7 kg (15.4 lbs)
Weight at weaning : 24.5 kg (53.9 lbs)
Finless porpoise
Order : Cetacea
Suborder : Odontoceti
Family : Phocoenidae
Species : Neophocaena phocaenoides
The Black finless porpoise, finless black porpoise, finless porpoise is listed as Data Deficient (DD), inadequate information to make a direct, or indirect, assessment of its risk of extinction, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the finless porpoise
A young / baby of a finless porpoise is called a 'calf'. The females are called 'cow' and males 'bull'. A finless porpoise group is called a 'school, crowd, herd or pod'.Countries
Bahrain, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Korea, North, Korea, South, Kuwait, Malaysia, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates and VietnamHabitats
Estuaries, Marine Neritic, Pelagic, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Rivers / Streams / Creeks (includes waterfalls) and Wetlands (inland)
Facts about the finless porpoise
The finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides) is one of the smallest cetaceans in the world. (Full text)
Very similar to the Beluga Whale in appearance, the Finless Porpoise is one of the most elegant of porpoises. (Full text)
) Teeth: 52-90 The finless porpoise is different from the other porpoises in that it has a promenant, rounded forehead, which gives it the appearance of a slight beak. (Full text)
by John Wang The finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides) is a small cetacean that generally inhabits coastal and estuarine waters of tropical to temperate regions of Asia but a freshwater population also exists in the Yangtze River of China. (Full text)
Distribution : The Finless Porpoise is a coastal and fluvial species, found off Pakistan, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, China, and Japan, as well as South Africa and New Zealand. (Full text)
The Finless Porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides) is found in shallow, warm waters from the Gulf to South East Asia and the Philippines, and as far north as Japan and North Korea. (Full text)
The finless porpoise is different from other porpoises in that it has a prominent, rounded forehead, which gives the appearance of a slight beak, and a ridge of small rounded projections just behind where the dorsal fin should be. (Full text)
Though the finless porpoise is hard to get close to, it is very easy to identify. (Full text)
Black Finless Porpoise or Neophocaena phocaenoides is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Data Deficient . (Full text)
Distribution and Habitat Finless porpoises are widely distributed in the coastal waters of Asia, from the Persian Gulf, east and north to Central Japan and as far south as the northern coast of Java and the Strait of Sunda (see map). (Full text)
The Finless porpoise is a fun loveing creature. (Full text)
Adult Finless porpoises are a uniform light grey colour. (Full text)
Description: As its common name implies, the most obvious distinguishing feature of the finless porpoise is the lack of a dorsal fin. (Full text)
20 The finless porpoise, Neophocaena phocaenoides, is a small cetacean endemic to southern and eastern Asia. (Full text)
Similar Species: The Finless Porpoise, Neophocaena phocaenoides, is smaller and has no back fin; the Hump-backed Dolphin, Sousa chinensis, is (Full text)
Neophocaena phocaenoides is occasionaly found in inland lakes which have been cut off from the ocean but are still salt water. (Full text)
Many Finless porpoises are killed by human fishing. (Full text)
Morphology The Finless Porpoise is one of the smallest members of the family Phocoenidae and resembles a small Beluga whale. (Full text)
Conservation Status: The Finless Porpoise is common in local areas (Full text)