Burmeister's porpoise
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Burmeister's porpoise (Phocoena spinipinnis) is a species of porpoise endemic to the coast of South America.[1] It was first described by Hermann Burmeister, for whom the species is named, in 1865.
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Burmeister's porpoise | |
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Adult male Burmeister's porpoise | |
Size compared to an average human | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Infraorder: | Cetacea |
Family: | Phocoenidae |
Genus: | Phocoena |
Species: | P. spinipinnis |
Binomial name | |
Phocoena spinipinnis Burmeister, 1865 | |
Burmeister's porpoise range | |
Synonyms | |
Australophocaena spinnipinnis |
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