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East Asian finless porpoise (Neophocaena sunameri)

East Asian finless porpoise

Neophocaena sunameri

Class
Mammal
Rarity
Rare
Observations
60
Most observed in
🇰🇷 South Korea

Description

The East Asian finless porpoise (Neophocaena sunameri) is a species of porpoise native to the East China Sea, Yellow Sea, and the seas around Japan. The Yangtze finless porpoise (N. asiaeorientalis) was formerly considered a subspecies but is now thought to be a distinct species.

Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “East Asian finless porpoise”.

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