Harbor Porpoise Phocoena phocoena
One of the most common cetaceans in the Northern Hemisphere, the harbor porpoise, as its name suggests, rarely strays into deep water. It prefers shallow, coastal waters and sometimes swims into rivers.
Harbor Porpoise ( Phocoena phocoena )
Harbor Porpoise - Fjord & Bæltcentret i Kerteminde - Denmark
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Type: Mammal Diet: Carnivore Average life span in the wild: 20 years Size: 4.9 to 6.6 ft (1.5 to 2 m) Weight: 110 to 200 lbs (50 to 90 kg) Group name: Shoal Did you know?
Harbor porpoises are found singly, in pairs, or in small groups of 6-10 animals, however larger groups between 50-100 animals have been observed feeding.
Harbor Porpoise
Order: Cetacea
Family: Phocoenidae
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Harbor Porpoise
Phocoena phocoena
Common in the Gulf of Maine, but not a boat followers and not usually seen from whale watching boats. Appears only briefly on the surface and then swims away underwater.
Harbor Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)
The Harbor Porpoise
The Harbor Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) is the most widely seen porpoise, sometimes earning it the nickname "common porpoise.
Harbor Porpoises were traditionally hunted for food and especially fat used for lighting purposes in Denmark, especially in the Little Belt strait. Currently, however, this species is not subject to commercial whaling.
Common porpoise,
Harbor porpoise,
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sinus are physically similar to the Harbor Porpoise (/Phocoena phocoena/) in many ways with an exception being that the vaquita is more slender.
(Other Names: Cochito, Gulf of California Harbor Porpoise, Gulf of California Porpoise, Gulf Porpoise, Hafenschweinswal, Marsouin du Golfe de Californie, Vaquito)
Phocoena sinus
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Fish such as salmon, hake, halibut, mackerel and tunas are common prey, as are marine mammals such as harbor porpoises and harbor seals. However whites also eat other sharks, sea turtles and seabirds.
The vaquita (Phocoena sinus), also known as the Gulf of California harbor porpoise, is is the smallest and rarest of the cetaceans - which include whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Vaquitas are very rarely seen in the wild.
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CETACEA: Phocoenidae (Porpoises)
Common Name Scientific Name Distribution
Harbor Porpoise
Phocoena phocoena ...
Protected species in international waters include the gray whales of the Western North Pacific population, the Gulf of California harbor porpoise, the Southern right whale, the Mediterranean monk seal, and the Ringed Seal.
 See also: Porpoise, Dolphin, Whale, Shark, Puffin
  
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