MBDP-NI: Phocoena phocoena- Species account

Phocoena phocoena (Linnaeus, 1758)

Harbour porpoise

Distribution Map from NBN: Phocoena phocoena at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Phocoena phocoena at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

GBIF data for Phocoena phocoena

WoRMS: Phocoena phocoena at World Register of Marine Species. Accepted name: Phocoena phocoena (Linnaeus, 1758). AphiaID: 137117.

Classification: Biota; Animalia; Chordata; Vertebrata; Gnathostomata; Tetrapoda; Mammalia; Theria; Cetartiodactyla; Cetancodonta; Cetacea; Odontoceti; Phocoenidae; Phocoena

Picton, B.E., Keatley, L. & Morrow, C.C. (2025). Phocoena phocoena. (Linnaeus, 1758). [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
https://www2.habitas.org.uk/marbiop-ni/speciesaccounts.php?item=ZK850. Accessed on 2026-07-28