Wildlifeof Malaysia
Indo-Pacific Finless Porpoise
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Neophocaena phocaenoides
Basic stats
Habitat
Coastal waters of Asia
Range
Indian Ocean and the tropical and subtropical Pacific from Indonesia north to the Taiwan Strait
The Indo-Pacific finless porpoise is one of eight porpoise species. It ranges through most of the Indian Ocean, and through the tropical and subtropical Pacific from Indonesia north to the Taiwan Strait, where it overlaps with and is replaced northwards by the East Asian finless porpoise (Wikipedia, general species account).
It lives in the coastal waters of Asia, especially around Indonesia, Malaysia, India and Bangladesh, and its range runs up the western coast of India into the Persian Gulf (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Indo-Pacific Finless Porpoise live in?
- Coastal waters of Asia
- Where is the Indo-Pacific Finless Porpoise found?
- Indian Ocean and the tropical and subtropical Pacific from Indonesia north to the Taiwan Strait