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Porpoise Research Library

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  • P. spinipinnis 92
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On species of South American Delphinidae described by Dr. R. A. Philippi in 1893 and 1896

True, F.W.
Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington (1903)

(...) In 1893 Dr. R. A. Philippi, Director of the National Museum of Chili, described several new species of porpoises and commented on various South American forms previously known. In…

  • Phocoena spinipinnis
  • classification
  • dolphin

On an Indian dolphin and porpoise

Lydekker, R.
Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (1908)

(...) Once more I am indebted to the Director - Lieut.-Colonel F. W. Dawson - of the Trevandrum Museum for sketches and measurements of certain Cetaceans recently captured on the…

  • Neophocaena phocaenoides
  • classification
  • coloration
  • dolphin
  • morphology

Guide to the whales, porpoises and dolphins (Order Cetacea) exhibited in the Department of Zoology, British Museum (Natural History)

Harmer, S. F.
(1909)

Porpoise. The Porpoise [Phocaena communis, or P. phocaena) is the smallest and most common of the Cetaceans found in the seas around the British Isles, and it also frequents the…

  • Phocoena phocoena
  • Neophocaena phocaenoides
  • Neophocaena asiaeorientalis
  • bottlenose dolphin
  • capture
  • distribution
  • dolphin
  • history
  • killer whale
  • life history
  • morphology
  • tubercles
  • whale

A new porpoise from Japan

Andrews, R. C.
Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (1911)

(...) On June 18, 1910, while the guest of the Oriental Whaling Company, Ltd. (Toyo Hogei Kabushiki Kaisha), at their station at Aikawahama in the north of Japan, a porpoise…

  • Phocoenoides dalli
  • classification
  • coloration
  • morphology
  • skeleton

Nota preliminar sobre una nueva especie de marsopa del río de la Plata (Phocaena dioptrica)

Lahille, Fernando
Anales del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Buenos Aires (1912)

(...) La inspección de los dientes del animal, dientes muy pequeños, comprimidos y espatulados, me demostró que el delfín pertenecía al género Phocaena. Como por otro lado, los ojos se…

  • Phocoena dioptrica
  • coloration
  • discovery
  • morphology

The generic name of the finless-backed porpoise, formerly know as Neomeris phocaenoides

Thomas, O.
The Annals and Magazine of Natural History (1922)

Abstract currently unavailable

  • Neophocaena phocaenoides
  • Neophocaena asiaeorientalis
  • classification

The black finless porpoise, Meomeris

Allen, G.M.
Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology (1923)

Among the collections brought back by Mr. F. R. Wulsin after a year’s stay in China are three skeletons and an entire body of the small porpoise, Meomeris phocaenoides, a…

  • Neophocaena phocaenoides
  • Neophocaena asiaeorientalis
  • classification
  • distribution
  • history
  • physiology
  • skeleton

Burmeister’s porpoise (Phocoena spinipinnis)

Allen, G.M.
Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology (1925)

(...) In 1872, Louis Agassiz undertook a voyage around the continent of South America on the ship Hassler for the purpose of zoological investigation. No detailed account of this expedition…

  • Phocoena spinipinnis
  • morphology

The generic name of the finless-backed porpoise

Thomas, O.
The Annals and Magazine of Natural History (1925)

Abstract currently unavailable

  • Neophocaena phocaenoides
  • Neophocaena asiaeorientalis
  • classification

Contribution to the anatomy of the Chinese finless porpoise, Neomeris phocaenoides

Howell, A. B.
Proceedings of the United States National Museum (1927)

Among the spirit specimens of mammals in the United States National Museum are several of the Chinese black finless porpoise, Neomeris phocaenoides (Cuvier), which were presented to the Museum by…

  • Neophocaena asiaeorientalis
  • morphology
  • physiology
  • skeleton

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