Abstract

(…) Order Cetacea, Suborder Odontoceti, Family Phocoenidae. The family contains four extant genera: Phocoena, Australophocaena, Neophocaena, and Phocoenoides (Barnes, 1985). Barnes (1984, 1985) has proposed two subfamilies within the Phocoenidae. These are Phocoeninae; and Phocoenoidinae, which contains Phocoenoides. The genus Phocoenoides includes only P. dalli, with no subspecies. There appear to be two commonly-occurring color morphs. (…)