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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.
Phocoena spinipinnis. Phocoena is a genus of porpoises with four extant species. ... Phocoena spinipinnis: Burmeister's porpoise: coast of South America References
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Little is known about the diets of other species of porpoises. A dissection of three Burmeister's porpoises shows that they consume shrimp and euphausiids (krill). A dissection of a beached Vaquita showed remains of squid and grunts. Nothing is known about the diet of the spectacled porpoise. [18]
As with other porpoise species, the spectacled porpoise has no beak. It has small pectoral fins with rounded tips positioned far forward on the body, and a triangular dorsal fin. This porpoise species shows obvious sexual dimorphism between adult males and females, as the dorsal fins in males are much larger and more rounded than those of ...
Adults are 2–3 meters (6.6–9.8 ft) long and weigh between 60–100 kg (130–220 lb). Females (2.3–2.6 m) are generally smaller than males (around 3 m). [8] Otherwise the sexes appear similar. Northern right whale dolphins have between 80 and 95 thin, sharp teeth, which are not externally visible, used for catching small fish and squid. [6]
The vaquita (/ v ə ˈ k iː t ə / və-KEE-tə; Phocoena sinus) is a species of porpoise endemic to the northern end of the Gulf of California in Baja California, Mexico.Reaching a maximum body length of 150 cm (4.9 ft) (females) or 140 cm (4.6 ft) (males), it is the smallest of all living cetaceans.
The "boto" of the Amazon River regions of northern Brazil are described according to local lore as taking the form of a human or merman, also known as Boto cor-de-rosa ("Pink Boto" in Portuguese) and with the habit of seducing human women and impregnating them.