Porpoise
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| Porpoises Fossil range: Mid Miocene to Recent |
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| Phocoena phocoena, Harbour Porpoise at the Fjord & Bæltcentret in Denmark | |||||||||||||
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Porpoises are mammals that live in the ocean. They are in the order Cetacea. They form the family Phocoenidae. There are six species of porpoise.
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[change] 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)
[change] Appearance
Porpoises look much like dolphins, but they are different in some ways: They are smaller and more stout. They have spade-shaped teeth, rounded heads, blunt jaws, and triangular dorsal fins.
[change] Images
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Dall's porpoise
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Vaquita.jpg
A Vaquita
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A drawing of a Harbour Porpoise.
[change] Other pages
Look up Phocoenidae in Wikispecies, a directory of species
