Phocoena
Genus of mammals
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Phocoena is a genus of porpoises with four extant species.
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Phocoena dioptrica | Spectacled porpoise | circumpolar in cool sub-Antarctic and low Antarctic waters |
 | Phocoena phocoena | Harbour porpoise | cooler coastal waters of the North Atlantic, North Pacific and the Black Sea |
 | Phocoena sinus | Vaquita | northern area of the Gulf of California, or Sea of Cortez |
 | Phocoena spinipinnis | Burmeister's porpoise | coast of South America |
| Phocoena Temporal range: Miocene-recent | |
|---|---|
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| A harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | Phocoenidae |
| Genus: | Phocoena Cuvier, 1816 |
| Type species | |
| Delphinus phocoena Linnaeus, 1758 | |
| Species | |
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Phocoena dioptrica | |
