- Chennai, India
The mammal washed ashore at Vadrevu port, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, south east coast of India was identified as Indo pacific male finless porpoise Neophocaena phocaenoides from their morphometric characters-dorsal and ventral... more
The mammal washed ashore at Vadrevu port, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, south east coast of India was identified as Indo pacific male finless porpoise Neophocaena phocaenoides from their morphometric characters-dorsal and ventral measurements of the animal. This species was found to be the first record from Andhra Pradesh coastline, south east coast of India. Exact number of extant Phocoenids around India is still debated and the lack of adequate field keys has resulted in misidentification of several species of marine mammals. As a part of this study, diagnosis of the animal has been briefly described and tabulated. Literatures known and reports till date about this cetacean particularly in the current work has been derived from incidental data like stranding records and fisheries bycatch informations to make it more reliable for future research and conservation requirements.
