Porpoises (/ˈpɔːrpəsɪz/) are small dolphin-like cetaceans classified under the family Phocoenidae. Although similar in appearance to dolphins, they are... 54 KB (6,088 words) - 13:45, 18 March 2024 |
The harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) is one of eight extant species of porpoise. It is one of the smallest species of cetacean. As its name implies... 35 KB (3,921 words) - 19:13, 13 April 2024 |
Look up porpoise in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A porpoise is a marine mammal of the family Phocoenidae. Porpoise may also refer to: Dolphin or dolphin-like... 822 bytes (137 words) - 18:50, 25 January 2024 |
Vaquita (redirect from Gulf porpoise) The vaquita (/vəˈkiːtə/ və-KEE-tə; Phocoena sinus) is a species of porpoise endemic to the northern end of the Gulf of California in Baja California, Mexico... 43 KB (4,679 words) - 12:47, 17 April 2024 |
Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) is a species of porpoise endemic to the North Pacific. It is the largest of porpoises and the only member of the... 22 KB (2,286 words) - 15:57, 5 January 2024 |
The Porpoise is a novel by English author Mark Haddon published in 2019, best known for his first novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time... 6 KB (650 words) - 20:46, 28 December 2023 |
USS Porpoise has been the name of more than one United States navy ship, and may refer to: USS Porpoise (1820), a schooner built in 1820 and wrecked in... 770 bytes (156 words) - 10:51, 5 November 2021 |
The Yangtze finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis) is a species of toothed whale in the family Phocoenidae, the porpoise family. It is endemic... 23 KB (2,730 words) - 22:01, 4 March 2024 |
Neophocaena is a genus of porpoise native to the Indian and Pacific oceans, as well as the freshwater habitats of the Yangtze River basin in China. They... 4 KB (348 words) - 06:58, 26 April 2024 |
Burmeister's porpoise (Phocoena spinipinnis) is a species of porpoise endemic to the coast of South America. It was first described by Hermann Burmeister... 7 KB (836 words) - 09:23, 24 December 2023 |