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Descriptor English: Porpoises
Descriptor Spanish: Marsopas
Descriptor marsopas
Entry term(s) marsopa de Puerto Dall
marsopa de anteojos
marsopa sin aleta
Scope note: Mamíferos de la familia Phocoenidae que consta de cuatro géneros y seis especies, distribuidos en el Norte del Pacífico y a ambos lados del Océano Atlántico Norte, y en diversos mares. Difieren de los DELFINES en que las marsopas tienen un hocico en forma de trompa y un cuerpo blanco relativamente robusto, en tanto los delfines poseen un hocico en forma de pico y un cuerpo delgado y aerodinámico. Estos animales usualmente viajan en grupos pequeños. (Walker s Mammals of the World, 5th ed, pp1003-4)
Descriptor Portuguese: Toninhas
Descriptor French: Marsouins
Entry term(s): Australophocaena dioptrica
Dall Porpoise
Finless Porpoise
Finless Porpoises
Neophocaena phocaenoides
Phocoenidae
Phocoenoides dalli
Porpoise
Porpoise, Dall
Porpoise, Finless
Porpoise, Spectacled
Porpoises, Finless
Porpoises, Spectacled
Spectacled Porpoise
Spectacled Porpoises
Tree number(s): B01.050.150.900.649.313.875.566
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019576
Scope note: Mammals of the family Phocoenidae comprising four genera found in the North Pacific Ocean and both sides of the North Atlantic Ocean and in various other seas. They differ from DOLPHINS in that porpoises have a blunt snout and a rather stocky body while dolphins have a beak-like snout and a slender, streamlined body. They usually travel in small groups. (From Walker's Mammals of the World, 5th ed, pp1003-4)
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CL classification
EM embryology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IN injuries
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
SU surgery
UR urine
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Cetacea (1966-1975)
Dolphins (1967-1997)
Public MeSH Note: 98; see DOLPHINS 1968-97
History Note: 98; use DOLPHINS 1968-97
DeCS ID: 33280
Unique ID: D019576
NLM Classification: QL 737.C434
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Date Established: 1998/01/01
Date of Entry: 1997/06/20
Revision Date: 2017/07/11
Porpoises - Preferred
Concept UI M0029066
Scope note Mammals of the family Phocoenidae comprising four genera found in the North Pacific Ocean and both sides of the North Atlantic Ocean and in various other seas. They differ from DOLPHINS in that porpoises have a blunt snout and a rather stocky body while dolphins have a beak-like snout and a slender, streamlined body. They usually travel in small groups. (From Walker's Mammals of the World, 5th ed, pp1003-4)
Preferred term Porpoises
Entry term(s) Phocoenidae
Porpoise
Finless Porpoise - Narrower
Concept UI M0029070
Preferred term Finless Porpoise
Entry term(s) Finless Porpoises
Neophocaena phocaenoides
Porpoise, Finless
Porpoises, Finless
Spectacled Porpoise - Narrower
Concept UI M0029068
Preferred term Spectacled Porpoise
Entry term(s) Australophocaena dioptrica
Porpoise, Spectacled
Porpoises, Spectacled
Spectacled Porpoises
Dall Porpoise - Narrower
Concept UI M0029069
Preferred term Dall Porpoise
Entry term(s) Phocoenoides dalli
Porpoise, Dall



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