MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Phocoena spinipinnis

Accepted taxon: Phocoena spinipinnis
Taxon:	Phocoena spinipinnis
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 spinipinnis diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 1, ASH (Ash contents) 13, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 1, CP (Crude Protein) 78, EE (Ether Extract) 8. 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 spinipinnis.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Engraulidae	WHOLE	25.00	Grzimek,B…
Merluccius	WHOLE	21.43	Grzimek,B…
Teuthida	WHOLE	17.86	Grzimek,B…
Euphausiidae	WHOLE	14.29	Grzimek,B…
Mysidae	WHOLE	10.71	Grzimek,B…
Osteichthyes	WHOLE	7.14	Grzimek,B…
Mollusca	WHOLE	3.57	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 spinipinnis.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Piscivore and Squid-Eater	Piscivore and Squid-Eater	G. J. Sla…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Animalivore	Animalivore	G. J. Sla…
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Aquatic	Aquatic	Paglia,A.…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Phocoena spinipinnis.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	Brazil	g	-	-	-	-	-	75,000	-	-	Paglia,A.…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Phocoena spinipinnis.
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 spinipinnis.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Phocoena spinipinnis	Slater,G. J., 2010, Diversity versus disparity and the radiation of modern cetaceans, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Phocoena spinipinnis	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 spinipinnis	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted

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