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Phocoena phocoena   (Linnaeus, 1758)

Harbour porpoise

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Phocoena phocoena

Spain country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Previous occurrence from map (Ref. 1394, p. 187) is confirmed by Ref. 1522. Reported occurrences as Phocoena phocoena phocoena in Isla Baleares and Barcelona (Ref. 1522). M: Ref. 1394, O: Ref. 1522.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Rice, D.W., 1998
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Harbor porpoise, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Mammalia > Cetartiodactyla () > Phocoenidae (porpoises)

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Pelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 75906).   Temperate; 2°C - 16°C (Ref. 75906); 90°N - 0°S, 180°W - 180°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Mediterranean and Black Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean and the Arctic: Phocoena phocoena phocoena: Baffin Island, Labrador, Newfoundland, Gulf of St. Lawrence, North Carolina, Greenland, Iceland, Faroes, Russia, Portugal, Baltic Sea [Baltic Sea population: IUCN 2010 (Ref. 84930): CR, C2a(ii).], Gulf of Finland, Gulf of Bosnia, British Isles, Tunisia, Spain, Morocco, Senegal; Phocoena phocoena relicta: Black Sea, Sea of Azov, Bosporus (Turkey), Sea of Marmara, northern Aegean Sea; Phocoena phocoena subsp.: Russia, Aleutian Islands (Alaska), Sea of Okhotsk, Japan, Bering Strait; Phocoena phocoena vomerina: Pribilof Islands, USA, Canada (Ref. 1522).

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm 145.0  range ? - ? cm Max length : 200 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1394); max. published weight: 70.0 kg (Ref. 1394)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber. 1993. (Ref. 1394)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 19 May 2020

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Appendix II: International trade monitored

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Appendix I & II: Endangered migratory species conserved through agreements

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Fisheries: landings, species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 3.2 - 14.8, mean 9.7 (based on 1679 cells).
Resilience (Ref. 69278) High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.46-1.21; tm=4.6).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): High vulnerability (57 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.