MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Phocoena dioptrica

Accepted taxon: Phocoena dioptrica
Taxon:	Phocoena dioptrica
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	CETACEA \| ODONTOCETI \| Phocoenidae \| Phocoena
Reference:	Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), JHU Press, 2005.

Fig.1 - Ternary plot of the proximate analysis for the Phocoena dioptrica diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 2, ASH (Ash contents) 15, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 2, CP (Crude Protein) 71, EE (Ether Extract) 11. See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets. Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15. [DOI]

Table 1. List of Diet Items for Phocoena dioptrica.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Engraulidae	WHOLE	66.67	Grzimek,B…
Crustacea	WHOLE	33.33	Grzimek,B…

^a. Standardized values. See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets. Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15. [DOI]

Table 2. List of Standard Traits for Phocoena dioptrica.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Piscivore and Squid-Eater	Piscivore and Squid-Eater	Paglia,A.…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Animalivore	Animalivore	Paglia,A.…
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Aquatic	Aquatic	Paglia,A.…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Phocoena dioptrica.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	Brazil	g	-	-	-	-	-	90,000	-	-	Paglia,A.…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Phocoena dioptrica.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)

^b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Phocoena dioptrica.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Australophocaena dioptrica	Slater,G. J., 2010, Diversity versus disparity and the radiation of modern cetaceans, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences	150: Genus synonym, same species epithet	Verified - Accepted
Phocoena dioptrica	Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos MamÃƒÂferos do Brasil 2Ã‚Âª EdiÃƒÂ§ÃƒÂ£o Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Phocoena dioptrica	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted

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