Phocoenoides dalli (True, 1886)

Jo, Yeong-Seok, Baccus, John T. & Koprowski, John L., 2018, Mammals of Korea: a review of their taxonomy, distribution and conservation status, Zootaxa 4522 (1), pp. 1-216 : 161-162

Phocoenoides dalli (True, 1886) —Dall’s Porpoise, Dall porpoise

Phocaena dalli True, 1885 [1886] p.95; Type locality- one of Aleutian groups, Alaska, US.

Phocoenoides truei Andrews, 1911a p.32 ; Type locality- Japan.

Phocoenoides dallii truei: Kuroda, 1938 p.20 .

Phocoenoides dallii dallii: Kuroda, 1938 p.20 .

Phocaenoides dalli: Won, 1968 p.224 ; Kim et al., 2000 p.108; Kim, 2004 p.251.

Phocaenoides dalli dalli: Won, 1968 p.225 .

Range: Phocoenoides dalli occurs in the northern East Sea (north from 35? latitude; Fig. 110 ). The distribution moves closer to the east coast of Korea during winter ( Kim 2004).

Remarks: A controversy exists on whether the two well-defined co-occurring color morphs forms ‘ dalli’ and ‘ truei’ represent distinct species, subspecies or color morphs (Escorza-Trevino et al. 2004).

Figures

FIGURE 110. Range map of Phocoenoides dalli in Korea.