Phocoena phocoena (harbor porpoise )
Specimen Images | FW2212 |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Cetartiodactyla (Cetaceans) |
| Family | Phocoenidae |
| Genus | Phocoena |
| Species | Phocoena phocoena |
| Common | harbor porpoise |
| Diet | Piscivorous |
| Habitat | Coastal species restricted to northern hemisphere. Status: common, not listed |
| Description | Cetacean subgroup Odontoceti. Small robust body. Color is grayish-black on dorsum blending into whitish-gray venter. Triangular dorsal fin. Size: up to 2 m, 66 kg. |
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| Notes | Links to more species information:
Smithsonian Animal Diversity Web |