Author: Hamilton, J. E.
Title: A Rare Porpoise of the South Atlantic, Phocaena dioptrica (Lahille, 1912).
Description: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1941. First edition. Pp. 8; 2 full page photo-plates. Publisher's original printed gray wrappers, lg 4to (12 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches). Discovery Reports volume 21. The Spectacled Porpoise (Phocoena dioptrica) is a rarely seen member of the porpoise family. The species is readily distinguished from other porpoises by a characteristic dark ring around the eyes. It range is restricted to the circumpolar region in cool sub-Antarctic and low Antarctic waters. No ownership marks. Fine (new) copy..

Keywords: Whales whaling marine mammals mammalogy Cetaceans Cetacea porpoise Phocaena dioptrica Lahille spectacled porpoise Antarctic Hamilton


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