Porpoise

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A drawing of a Harbour Porpoise.
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A drawing of a Harbour Porpoise.

Porpoises are mammals in the order Cetacea. They form the family Phocoenidae. There are six species of porpoise.

[edit] Taxonomy

  • Family Phocoenidae:
    • Finless Porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides)
    • Vaquita (Phocoena sinus)
    • Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)
    • Burmeister's Porpoise (Phocoena spinipinnis)
    • Spectacled Porpoise (Phocoena dioptrica)
    • Dall's Porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli)

[edit] Appearance

Porpoises look much like dolphins, but they are different in some ways: They are smaller and more stout, have spade-shaped teeth, rounded heads, blunt jaws, and triangular dorsal fins.

[edit] Links

Look up Phocoenidae in Wikispecies, a directory of species


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