Burmeister's porpoise
Also known as Phocoena spinipinnis
species of mammal
Species
Near Threatenedblack porpoise
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderCetartiodactyla
- FamilyPhocoenidae
Habitatmarine
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Burmeister's porpoise (Phocoena spinipinnis) is a species of porpoise endemic to the coast of South America. It was first described by Hermann Burmeister, for whom the species is named, in 1865.
Population and distribution