Neophocaena asiaeorientalis Pilleri and Gihr 1972 (porpoise)

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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