Neophocaena asiaeorientalis Pilleri and Gihr 1972 (porpoise)
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Mammalia - Cetacea - Phocoenidae
Alternative combination: Neophocaena phocaenoides asiaeorientalis
Belongs to Neophocaena according to T. A. Jefferson and J. Y. Wang 2011
See also Jefferson 2002, Jefferson 2021 and Mead and Brownell 2005
Sister taxa: Neophocaena phocaenoides, Neophocaena sunameri
Ecology: aquatic piscivore
Distribution: found only at Jeju Island (Quaternary of South Korea)
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