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The Chinese marine mammals include representatives in three mammalian ordrs, Cetacea, Carnivora and Sirenia. The cetacean fauna contains 9 of the world’s 14 cetacean families and 24 of the 40 genera, among which Lipotidae is endemic. The marine carnivore fauna contains 2 of the world’s 3 pinniped families but only 5 of the 21 genera. The sirenians are represented by a single species, Dugong dugon. A total of 36 species of cetaceans, 5 species of marine carnivores and 1 species of sirenians is dealt with in this volume.
1.Cetacea
(1)Mysticeti
1)Balaenidae Gray,1821
2)Eschrichtiidae Ellerman et Morrison-Soott,1951
3)Balaenopteridae Gray,1864
(2)Odontoceti
1)Physeteridae Gray,1821
2)Kogiidae Gill,1871
3)Ziphiidae Gray,1850
4)Lipotidae Zhou, Qian et Li,1978
5)Delphinidae Gray,1821
6)Phocoenidae Gray,1825
2.Carnivora
(1)Caniformia
1)Otariidae Gray,1825
2)Phocidae Gray,1821
3.Sirenia
1)Dugongidae Gray,1821
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