Miyajima Aquarium · Porpoises (Current Holder)

The information in the table below represents the living or current population of dolphins & porpoises held at this facility (excluding killer whales). If you’re having trouble finding a specific animal, check the tabs above, they may have transferred or died. Italics indicate a deceased individual.

NOTE: If you have a correction or would like to submit information please contribute@cetabase.org or use our contact form!

Last Updated: January 15, 2025 9:22 pm

Image	Species	Scientific	ID #'s	Name	Sex	Born	Origin	Origin Date	Origin-Sort	Captured / Born at:	Mother	Father	Transfers	Current / Last Facility:	Status	Status Date	Stat Sort-Ref	Cause of Death	Notes	Keyword column (invisible)
	Porpoise, Finless	Neophocaena phocaenoides	-	Koharu コハル	F	1997-Mar-29 (A) 27.8 years old	Born	1997-Mar-29	19970329	Miyajima Aquarium	P1	Jishan	-	Miyajima Aquarium	-	-	-	-	-	public display, miyajima, living, dolphin
	Porpoise, Finless	Neophocaena phocaenoides	-, No. 8, -	Hatch ハッチ	M	2002-Jan-01 (E) 23.0 years old	Capt	2004-Nov-04	20041104	Ise Bay, Japan	Wild	Wild	Ise Bay, Japan to Toba Aquarium (2004-Nov-04) to Miyajima Aquarium (2018-Mar-15)	Miyajima Aquarium	-	-	-	-	-	public display, miyajima, living, dolphin
	Porpoise, Finless	Neophocaena phocaenoides	-	Chiharu チハル	F	2016-Mar-23 (A) 8.8 years old	Born	2016-Mar-23	20160323	Miyajima Aquarium	Koharu	Gow	-	Miyajima Aquarium	-	-	-	-	-	public display, miyajima, living, dolphin
	Porpoise, Finless	Neophocaena phocaenoides	-	Miharu ミハル	M	2022-May-03 (A) 2.7 years old	Born	2022-May-03	20220503	Miyajima Aquarium	Koharu	Hatch	-	Miyajima Aquarium	-	-	-	-	-	public display, miyajima, living, dolphin

The information in the table below represents the deceased population of dolphins & porpoises held at this facility (excluding killer whales). If you’re having trouble finding a specific animal, check the tabs above, they may have been transferred or lost to follow up. Italics indicate a deceased individual.

Note: If you have a correction or would like to submit information please contribute@cetabase.org or use our contact form!

Last Updated: January 15, 2025 9:22 pm

Image	Species	Scientific	ID #'s	Name	Sex	Born	Origin	Origin Date	Origin-Sort	Captured / Born at:	Mother	Father	Transfers	Current / Last Facility:	Status	Status Date	Stat Sort-Ref	Cause of Death	Notes	Keyword column (invisible)
	Porpoise, Finless	Neophocaena phocaenoides	-, No. 11, -	Shinizo Konai シニゾコナイ	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1981-Oct-26	19811026	Oshima, Japan	Wild	Wild	Oshima, Yamaguchi, Japan to Miyajima Aquarium (1981-Oct-26)	Miyajima Aquarium	Died	1982-Jan-30	19820130	-	-	public display, miyajima, died, dolphin
	Porpoise, Finless	Neophocaena phocaenoides	-, No. 12, -	Harabote  ハラボテ	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1982-Feb-11	19820211	Oshima, Japan	Wild	Wild	Oshima, Yamaguchi, Japan to Miyajima Aquarium (1982-Feb-11)	Miyajima Aquarium	Died	1982-Feb-21	19820221	-	-	public display, miyajima, died, dolphin
	Porpoise, Finless	Neophocaena phocaenoides	-, No. 13, -	Freckles  ソバカス	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1982-Feb-11	19820211	Oshima, Japan	Wild	Wild	Oshima, Yamaguchi, Japan to Miyajima Aquarium (1982-Feb-11)	Miyajima Aquarium	Died	1982-Feb-26	19820226	-	-	public display, miyajima, died, dolphin
	Porpoise, Finless	Neophocaena phocaenoides	-, No. 14, -	Mametan  マメタン	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1982-Feb-19	19820219	Oshima, Japan	Wild	Wild	Oshima, Yamaguchi, Japan to Miyajima Aquarium (1982-Feb-19)	Miyajima Aquarium	Died	1982-Mar-25	19820325	-	-	public display, miyajima, died, dolphin
	Porpoise, Finless	Neophocaena phocaenoides	-, No. 15, -	Baasan  バアサン	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1982-Mar-02	19820302	Oshima, Japan	Wild	Wild	Oshima, Yamaguchi, Japan to Miyajima Aquarium (1982-Mar-02)	Miyajima Aquarium	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19851231	-	-	public display, miyajima, died, dolphin
	Porpoise, Finless	Neophocaena phocaenoides	-, No. 16, -	Daisuke  ダイスケ	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1982-Mar-02	19820302	Oshima, Japan	Wild	Wild	Oshima, Yamaguchi, Japan to Miyajima Aquarium (1982-Mar-02)	Miyajima Aquarium	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19851231	-	-	public display, miyajima, died, dolphin
	Porpoise, Finless	Neophocaena phocaenoides	-, No. 17, -	P1 -	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1982-May-13	19820513	Hiroshima, Japan	Wild	Wild	Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan to Miyajima Aquarium (1982-May-13)	Miyajima Aquarium	Died	2017-Aug-20	20170820	-	-	public display, miyajima, died, dolphin
	Porpoise, Finless	Neophocaena phocaenoides	-, No. 10, -	Ogui  オオグイ	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1981-May-14	19820514	Hiroshima, Japan	Wild	Wild	Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan to Miyajima Aquarium (1981-May-14)	Miyajima Aquarium	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19891231	-	-	public display, miyajima, died, dolphin
	Porpoise, Finless	Neophocaena phocaenoides	-, No. 18, -	B1  -	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1982-May-17	19820517	Hiroshima, Japan	Wild	Wild	Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan to Miyajima Aquarium (1982-May-17)	Miyajima Aquarium	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19861231	-	-	public display, miyajima, died, dolphin
	Porpoise, Finless	Neophocaena phocaenoides	-, No. 19, -	B2  -	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1982-May-17	19820517	Hiroshima, Japan	Wild	Wild	Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan to Miyajima Aquarium (1982-May-17)	Miyajima Aquarium	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19861231	-	-	public display, miyajima, died, dolphin
	Porpoise, Finless	Neophocaena phocaenoides	-, No. 20, -	B3  -	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1982-May-27	19820527	Hiroshima, Japan	Wild	Wild	Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan to Miyajima Aquarium (1982-May-27)	Miyajima Aquarium	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19861231	-	-	public display, miyajima, died, dolphin
	Porpoise, Finless	Neophocaena phocaenoides	-, No. 21, -	P2  -	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1982-May-27	19820527	Hiroshima, Japan	Wild	Wild	Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan to Miyajima Aquarium (1982-May-27)	Miyajima Aquarium	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19861231	-	-	public display, miyajima, died, dolphin
	Commerson's	Cephalorhychus commersonii	-, -, JAZA CC 0015	Kurobe クロベエ	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1987-xxx-xx	19870228	Chile	Wild	Wild	Straits of Magellan, Chile to Holding, Chile (1987-xxx-xx) to Toba Aquarium (xxxx-xxx-xx) to Miyajima Aquarium (1999-Mar-25)	Miyajima Aquarium	Died	2005-Aug-01	20050801	Old age	-	public display, miyajima, died, dolphin
	Commerson's	Cephalorhychus commersonii	-	Lory ローリー	M	1997-May-29 (A) ?? years old	Born	1997-May-29	19970529	Toba Aquarium	Laura	Liner/Kurobe	Toba Aquarium to Miyajima Aquarium (1999-Mar-25)	Miyajima Aquarium	Died	2002-Mar-xx	20020330	-	-	public display, miyajima, died, dolphin
	Porpoise, Finless	Neophocaena phocaenoides	-	Genta  ゲンタ	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	2004-Dec-08	20041208	Ise Bay, Japan	Wild	Wild	Ise Bay, Japan to Miyajima Aquarium (2004-Dec-08)	Miyajima Aquarium	Died	2006-Jan-12	20060112	Heart failure	-	public display, miyajima, died, dolphin
	Porpoise, Finless	Neophocaena phocaenoides	-	Niko ニコ	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	2004-Dec-08	20041208	Ise Bay, Japan	Wild	Wild	Ise Bay, Japan to Miyajima Aquarium (2004-Dec-08)	Miyajima Aquarium	Died	2015-Mar-30	20150330	-	-	public display, miyajima, died, dolphin
	Porpoise, Finless	Neophocaena phocaenoides	-	Jishan  ジイサン	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	20081204	Japan	Wild	Wild	Japan to Miyajima Aquarium (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Miyajima Aquarium	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	20081231	-	-	public display, miyajima, died, dolphin
	Porpoise, Finless	Neophocaena phocaenoides	-	Koharu's Calf -	U	2013-Apr-13 (A) 0.0 years old	Born	2013-Apr-13	20130413	Miyajima Aquarium	Wild	Wild	-	Miyajima Aquarium	Died	2013-Apr-21	20130421	-	-	public display, miyajima, died, dolphin
	Porpoise, Finless	Neophocaena phocaenoides	-	Seto  セト	M	2018-Jun-27 (A) 2.7 years old	Born	2018-Jun-27	20180627	Miyajima Aquarium	Wild	Wild	-	Miyajima Aquarium	Died	2021-Feb-24	20210224	-	-	public display, miyajima, died, dolphin

The information in the table below represents the historical population of dolphins & porpoises held at this facility (excluding killer whales). If you’re having trouble finding a specific animal, check the tabs above, they may have been transferred or lost to follow up. Italics indicate a deceased individual. This list includes both public display animals and rescue rehab cases. To exclude them, type either “public display” or “rehab” in the Filter box.

Note: If you have a correction or would like to submit information please contribute@cetabase.org or use our contact form!

Last Updated: January 15, 2025 9:22 pm

Image	Species	Scientific	ID #'s	Name	Sex	Born	Origin	Origin Date	Origin-Sort	Captured / Born at:	Mother	Father	Transfers	Current / Last Facility:	Status	Status Date	Stat Sort-Ref	Cause of Death	Notes	Keyword column (invisible)
	Porpoise, Finless	Neophocaena phocaenoides	-, No. 11, -	Shinizo Konai シニゾコナイ	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1981-Oct-26	19811026	Oshima, Japan	Wild	Wild	Oshima, Yamaguchi, Japan to Miyajima Aquarium (1981-Oct-26)	Miyajima Aquarium	Died	1982-Jan-30	19820130	-	-	public display, miyajima, died, dolphin
	Porpoise, Finless	Neophocaena phocaenoides	-, No. 12, -	Harabote  ハラボテ	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1982-Feb-11	19820211	Oshima, Japan	Wild	Wild	Oshima, Yamaguchi, Japan to Miyajima Aquarium (1982-Feb-11)	Miyajima Aquarium	Died	1982-Feb-21	19820221	-	-	public display, miyajima, died, dolphin
	Porpoise, Finless	Neophocaena phocaenoides	-, No. 13, -	Freckles  ソバカス	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1982-Feb-11	19820211	Oshima, Japan	Wild	Wild	Oshima, Yamaguchi, Japan to Miyajima Aquarium (1982-Feb-11)	Miyajima Aquarium	Died	1982-Feb-26	19820226	-	-	public display, miyajima, died, dolphin
	Porpoise, Finless	Neophocaena phocaenoides	-, No. 14, -	Mametan  マメタン	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1982-Feb-19	19820219	Oshima, Japan	Wild	Wild	Oshima, Yamaguchi, Japan to Miyajima Aquarium (1982-Feb-19)	Miyajima Aquarium	Died	1982-Mar-25	19820325	-	-	public display, miyajima, died, dolphin
	Porpoise, Finless	Neophocaena phocaenoides	-, No. 15, -	Baasan  バアサン	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1982-Mar-02	19820302	Oshima, Japan	Wild	Wild	Oshima, Yamaguchi, Japan to Miyajima Aquarium (1982-Mar-02)	Miyajima Aquarium	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19851231	-	-	public display, miyajima, died, dolphin
	Porpoise, Finless	Neophocaena phocaenoides	-, No. 16, -	Daisuke  ダイスケ	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1982-Mar-02	19820302	Oshima, Japan	Wild	Wild	Oshima, Yamaguchi, Japan to Miyajima Aquarium (1982-Mar-02)	Miyajima Aquarium	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19851231	-	-	public display, miyajima, died, dolphin
	Porpoise, Finless	Neophocaena phocaenoides	-, No. 17, -	P1 -	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1982-May-13	19820513	Hiroshima, Japan	Wild	Wild	Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan to Miyajima Aquarium (1982-May-13)	Miyajima Aquarium	Died	2017-Aug-20	20170820	-	-	public display, miyajima, died, dolphin
	Porpoise, Finless	Neophocaena phocaenoides	-, No. 10, -	Ogui  オオグイ	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1981-May-14	19820514	Hiroshima, Japan	Wild	Wild	Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan to Miyajima Aquarium (1981-May-14)	Miyajima Aquarium	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19891231	-	-	public display, miyajima, died, dolphin
	Porpoise, Finless	Neophocaena phocaenoides	-, No. 18, -	B1  -	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1982-May-17	19820517	Hiroshima, Japan	Wild	Wild	Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan to Miyajima Aquarium (1982-May-17)	Miyajima Aquarium	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19861231	-	-	public display, miyajima, died, dolphin
	Porpoise, Finless	Neophocaena phocaenoides	-, No. 19, -	B2  -	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1982-May-17	19820517	Hiroshima, Japan	Wild	Wild	Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan to Miyajima Aquarium (1982-May-17)	Miyajima Aquarium	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19861231	-	-	public display, miyajima, died, dolphin
	Porpoise, Finless	Neophocaena phocaenoides	-, No. 20, -	B3  -	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1982-May-27	19820527	Hiroshima, Japan	Wild	Wild	Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan to Miyajima Aquarium (1982-May-27)	Miyajima Aquarium	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19861231	-	-	public display, miyajima, died, dolphin
	Porpoise, Finless	Neophocaena phocaenoides	-, No. 21, -	P2  -	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1982-May-27	19820527	Hiroshima, Japan	Wild	Wild	Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan to Miyajima Aquarium (1982-May-27)	Miyajima Aquarium	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	19861231	-	-	public display, miyajima, died, dolphin
	Commerson's	Cephalorhychus commersonii	-, -, JAZA CC 0015	Kurobe クロベエ	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	1987-xxx-xx	19870228	Chile	Wild	Wild	Straits of Magellan, Chile to Holding, Chile (1987-xxx-xx) to Toba Aquarium (xxxx-xxx-xx) to Miyajima Aquarium (1999-Mar-25)	Miyajima Aquarium	Died	2005-Aug-01	20050801	Old age	-	public display, miyajima, died, dolphin
	Porpoise, Finless	Neophocaena phocaenoides	-	Koharu コハル	F	1997-Mar-29 (A) 27.8 years old	Born	1997-Mar-29	19970329	Miyajima Aquarium	P1	Jishan	-	Miyajima Aquarium	-	-	-	-	-	public display, miyajima, living, dolphin
	Commerson's	Cephalorhychus commersonii	-	Lory ローリー	M	1997-May-29 (A) ?? years old	Born	1997-May-29	19970529	Toba Aquarium	Laura	Liner/Kurobe	Toba Aquarium to Miyajima Aquarium (1999-Mar-25)	Miyajima Aquarium	Died	2002-Mar-xx	20020330	-	-	public display, miyajima, died, dolphin
	Porpoise, Finless	Neophocaena phocaenoides	-, No. 8, -	Hatch ハッチ	M	2002-Jan-01 (E) 23.0 years old	Capt	2004-Nov-04	20041104	Ise Bay, Japan	Wild	Wild	Ise Bay, Japan to Toba Aquarium (2004-Nov-04) to Miyajima Aquarium (2018-Mar-15)	Miyajima Aquarium	-	-	-	-	-	public display, miyajima, living, dolphin
	Porpoise, Finless	Neophocaena phocaenoides	-	Genta  ゲンタ	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	2004-Dec-08	20041208	Ise Bay, Japan	Wild	Wild	Ise Bay, Japan to Miyajima Aquarium (2004-Dec-08)	Miyajima Aquarium	Died	2006-Jan-12	20060112	Heart failure	-	public display, miyajima, died, dolphin
	Porpoise, Finless	Neophocaena phocaenoides	-	Niko ニコ	F	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	2004-Dec-08	20041208	Ise Bay, Japan	Wild	Wild	Ise Bay, Japan to Miyajima Aquarium (2004-Dec-08)	Miyajima Aquarium	Died	2015-Mar-30	20150330	-	-	public display, miyajima, died, dolphin
	Porpoise, Finless	Neophocaena phocaenoides	-	Jishan  ジイサン	M	xxxx-xxx-xx (U) ?? years old	Capt	xxxx-xxx-xx	20081204	Japan	Wild	Wild	Japan to Miyajima Aquarium (xxxx-xxx-xx)	Miyajima Aquarium	Died	xxxx-xxx-xx	20081231	-	-	public display, miyajima, died, dolphin
	Porpoise, Finless	Neophocaena phocaenoides	-	Koharu's Calf -	U	2013-Apr-13 (A) 0.0 years old	Born	2013-Apr-13	20130413	Miyajima Aquarium	Wild	Wild	-	Miyajima Aquarium	Died	2013-Apr-21	20130421	-	-	public display, miyajima, died, dolphin
	Porpoise, Finless	Neophocaena phocaenoides	-	Chiharu チハル	F	2016-Mar-23 (A) 8.8 years old	Born	2016-Mar-23	20160323	Miyajima Aquarium	Koharu	Gow	-	Miyajima Aquarium	-	-	-	-	-	public display, miyajima, living, dolphin
	Porpoise, Finless	Neophocaena phocaenoides	-	Seto  セト	M	2018-Jun-27 (A) 2.7 years old	Born	2018-Jun-27	20180627	Miyajima Aquarium	Wild	Wild	-	Miyajima Aquarium	Died	2021-Feb-24	20210224	-	-	public display, miyajima, died, dolphin
	Porpoise, Finless	Neophocaena phocaenoides	-	Miharu ミハル	M	2022-May-03 (A) 2.7 years old	Born	2022-May-03	20220503	Miyajima Aquarium	Koharu	Hatch	-	Miyajima Aquarium	-	-	-	-	-	public display, miyajima, living, dolphin

The information in the table below represents the rescue/rehab population of dolphins & porpoises held at this facility.  These animals are held off exhibit in quarantine or hospital pools.  The rescue/rehab inventory will include all historical rescues in addition to current patients (if any). If you’re having trouble finding a specific dolphin, check the tabs above, they may have moved or died.  Italics indicate a deceased individual.  

Last Updated: January 15, 2025 9:22 pm

The information in the table below represents animals that have transferred out of this facility with the date of transfer and the location where they moved to.  This entry only represents the most recent transfer date of of this particular location.  If a dolphin has transferred back and forth multiple times, only the latest transfer is listed, however, the complete transfer history can be viewed by expanding the row.