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Family: Phocoenidae porpoises

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Neophocaena asiaeorientalis
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Neophocaena phocaenoides
[Finless porpoise]

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Phocoena dioptrica
[Spectacled porpoise]

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Phocoena phocoena
[Harbour porpoise]

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Phocoena sinus
[Vaquita]

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Phocoena spinipinnis
[Burmeister's porpoise]

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Phocoenoides dalli
[Dall's porpoise]

Scientific Name Neophocaena asiaeorientalis Neophocaena phocaenoides Phocoena dioptrica Phocoena phocoena Phocoena sinus Phocoena spinipinnis Phocoenoides dalli	English Name Burmeister's porpoise Dall's porpoise Finless porpoise Harbour porpoise Spectacled porpoise Vaquita	Distribution Atlantic Ocean, Indo-Paci Eastern Central Pacific Indo-West Pacific and Asi Mediterranean and Black S Northwest Pacific. Pacific Ocean and the Arc Southeast Pacific and Sou	Max. Length 150 TL 200 TL 227 TL 230 TL 240 TL	Year 1758 1829 1865 1885 1912 1958 1972

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