Porpoises Temporal range: Mid Miocene to Recent | |
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Phocoena phocoena, Harbour porpoise at the Fjord & Bæltcentret in Denmark | |
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Family: | Phocoenidae Gray, 1825 |
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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