Harbour porpoise
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The harbour porpoise is one of eight extant species of porpoise. It is one of the smallest species of cetacean. As its name implies, it stays close to coastal areas or river estuaries, and as such, is
Ecomare bruinvis Michael in 2015
Harbour porpoise skeleton on display
A harbour porpoise off Denmark
Male with externalized penis for reproduction
Black Sea harbour porpoise
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The Black Sea harbour porpoise is a subspecies of the harbour porpoise common in the Azov, Black, Marmara, and Aegean Seas. It is the only representative of the family in the fauna of these areas and
Harbour porpoise
…porpoise may be polytypic, with geographically distinct populations representing distinct races: P. p. phocoena in the North Atlantic and West Africa, P. p. relicta in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov, an unnamed population in the northwestern Pacific and P. p. vomerina in the northeastern Pacific. The English word…
Phocoena phocoena