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Phocoena phocoena, Harbour porpoise
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CMS: Phocoena phocoena, Harbour porpoise
English: Harbour porpoise
German: Schweinswal
Spanish: Marsopa común
French: Marsouin commun
Drawing of P. phocoena © Wurtz-Artescienza
(see
links
).
1. Description
Harbour porpoises have a short, stocky body resulting in a rotund
shape, which enables them to limit heat loss in cold northern climes.
Adult females reach a mean size of 160 cm, males only 145 cm in
length and mean body mass is 60 kg and 50 kg, respectively. The
dorsal side is dark grey, while the belly is a contrasting white
which sweeps up to the midflanks in a mottled pattern. There is
a dark stripe from the mouth to the flippers.
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