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Phocoenidae

Mammal Families

The porpoises: small cetaceans distinguished from dolphins by a shorter, blunter snout, spade-shaped rather than conical teeth, and, in most species, a less pronounced beak.

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Disputed
Member Species/Taxa Count
8 1
Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.
Taxonomic Rank
Family 1
Scientific Name
Phocoenidae 1
Phocoenidae
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Child Taxon Of

Cetacea, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

Parent Taxon Of

Source Catalogue of Life
Vaquita, Species
Source Catalogue of Life
Source Catalogue of Life
Sources
1. Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeView the Source
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