spectacled porpoise
phocoena dioptrica latin

The spectacled porpoise is a robust creature with a small head and no beak.

Spectacled porpoises live in groups of 1-25.

The spectacled porpoise (Phocoena dioptrica) is a rarely seen member of the porpoise family.

Spectacled porpoises have distinctive black and white markings - black above and white underneath.

The spectacled porpoise is believed to be circumpolar in cool sub-Antarctic and low Antarctic waters.

The spectacled porpoise was first described by Lahille in 1912 from a specimen found on a beach near Buenos Aires.

Spectacled Porpoise (Phocoena dioptrica)

The spectacled porpoise is listed on appendix II of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS).

A skull later found in Tierra del Fuego was initially thought to be another species, provisionally named Phocoena dioptrica but the individual was later shown to be a spectacled porpoise and this name remains a synonym.

The spectacled porpoise (Phocoena dioptrica) is a rarely seen member of the porpoise family.

Spectacled Porpoise (Phocoena dioptrica)

A skull later found in Tierra del Fuego was initially thought to be another species, provisionally named Phocoena dioptrica but the individual was later shown to be a spectacled porpoise and this name remains a synonym.