Family: |
Phocoenidae (porpoises) |
Max. size: |
240 cm TL (male/unsexed); 220 cm TL (female); max.weight: 200 kg |
Environment: |
pelagic; marine |
Distribution: |
Pacific Ocean and the Arctic: Phocoenoides dalli dalli: Sea of Okhotsk, Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska, Sea of Japan, California Current, Baja California Norte, Alaska; Phocoenoides dalli truei: Kuril, Japan. Temperate through subarctic zones. |
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Biology: |
Mainly an offshore deepwater inhabitant, but occurs in narrow channels and fjords where the water is clear and relatively deep (Ref. 1522). Feeds on surface and mid-water fish and squid, especially lanternfish and gonatid squid (Ref. 1394). Feeds on surface and mid-water fish and squid, especially lanternfish and gonatid squid (Ref. 1394); mainly an offshore deep-water inhabitant, but occurs in narrow channels and fjords where the water is clear and relatively deep (Ref. 1522). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
(LC); Date assessed: 22 March 2017 Ref. 123251)
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