Finless porpoise
| Finless porpoise | |
|---|---|
| Neophocaena sunameri at Miyajima Public Aquarium | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | Phocoenidae |
| Genus: | Neophocaena Palmer, 1899 |
| Type species | |
| Delphinus phocaenoides Cuvier, 1829 | |
| Species | |
|
Neophocaena asiaeorientalis | |
| For all three finless porpoise species | |
Neophocaena is a genus of porpoise native to the Indian and Pacific oceans, as well as the freshwater habitats of the Yangtze River basin in China. They are commonly known as finless porpoises. Genetic studies indicate that Neophocaena is the most basal living member of the porpoise family.
There are three species in this genus:
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neophocaena asiaeorientalis | Yangtze finless porpoise | Yangtze River basin in China | |
| Neophocaena phocaenoides | Indo-Pacific finless porpoise | Persian Gulf east to the Taiwan Strait, south to Indonesia | |
| Neophocaena sunameri | East Asian finless porpoise | Taiwan Strait north to the Yellow Sea, east to the east coast of Japan |
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