Harbor porpoise

Harbor porpoise

Order : Cetacea
Suborder : Odontoceti
Family : Phocoenidae
Species : Phocoena phocoena

 

The Common porpoise, harbour porpoise is listed as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the harbor porpoise

Harbor Porpoise Skull - The harbor porpoise is found in coastal areas throughout the Atlantic and northern Pacific oceans. (Full text)

Harbor porpoises are one of the world's smallest cetaceans (whales). (Full text)

Harbor porpoises are shaded dark gray on their backs and white on their bellies. (Full text)

Hard to spot with their hand-size black dorsal fins, harbor porpoises are also fearful of boats and divers, making research and photography difficult. (Full text)

Phocoena phocoena is not a member of any public groups (Full text)

The harbor porpoise is generally considered to be a single species. (Full text)

The Northwest Atlantic harbor porpoise is designated as a Strategic Stock under the US Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). (Full text)

The animal designations, the tissues from which the beta-hemolytic streptococci were isolated, and the places and dates of discovery of the harbor porpoises are summarized in Table 1. (Full text)

Most harbor porpoises are much smaller, and do not exceed 5 feet (1. (Full text)

One of the smallest of the oceanic cetaceans, the harbor porpoise is shy and elusive, not inclined to approach boats and bow ride, as many other species of dolphins and porpoises do. (Full text)

Phocoena phocoena is categorised as "Vulnerable" (Vu A1cd) by the IUCN, based on the fact that A) there is a population reduction in the form of 1) An observed, estimated, inferred or suspected reduction of at least 80% over the last 10 years or three generations, whichever is the longer, based on (and specifying) (Full text)

Harbor Porpoises are also found in the Gulf of St. (Full text)

European status and distribution The harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena is widespread throughout the cold and temperate seas of Europe, including the North Sea (except in the south), the Skagerrak, Kattegat, Irish Sea, the seas west of Ireland and Scotland, northwards to Orkney and Shetland and off the coasts of Norway. (Full text)

These bits of information are not necessarily contradictory, as the harbor porpoises are considered to have the shortest lifespans among the cetaceans (dolphins, porpoises, and whales). (Full text)

World Range & HabitatThe Harbor porpoise, Phocoena phocoena, is found in shallow, coastal waters of the North Atlantic, North Pacific, and Black Sea in temperate and subarctic waters of less than 15°C. (Full text)

DescriptionPhocoena phocoena is a small cetacean with a blunt short beaked head. (Full text)

The vaquita, also known as the Gulf of California harbor porpoise, is on the list of endangered species in both Mexico and the United States. (Full text)

Numerous seabirds and shorebirds frequent this area, and harbor porpoises are common sights. (Full text)

Found primarily in the North Atlantic Ocean, the Harbor Porpoise is the only true porpoise in the area. (Full text)

Harbor porpoises are small, stocky whales. (Full text)

The harbor porpoise is one of the smallest kinds of whales, only reaching sizes up to 2 meters (6. (Full text)

Phocoena Species: phocoena Binomial name 'Phocoena phocoena The Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) is one of six species of porpoise, and so one of about eighty cetacean species. (Full text)

Conservation Status: The Harbor Porpoise is common in local areas (Full text)

1. seaport, haven, harbor, harbour -- (a place where ships can take on or discharge cargo)
seaport
haven
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