Phocoena

• Harbor porpoise Phocoena phocoena

  

  A small porpoise of cool Northern Hemisphere waters. It uses bays and estuaries and mainly eats schooling fish.

• Vaquita Phocoena sinus

  

  The vaquita is a small porpoise found only in the northern Gulf of California, Mexico. Its rounded head and dark eye and lip patches help identify it.

• Burmeister’s Porpoise Phocoena spinipinnis

  

  Burmeister’s porpoise lives along the coasts of South America. Small, thorn-like bumps line the front edge of its dorsal fin.

• Spectacled Porpoise Phocoena dioptrica

  The spectacled porpoise is found in cold seas of the Southern Hemisphere and is known for the dark rings around its eyes.

• Harbor porpoise Phocoena phocoena

  

  A small porpoise of cool Northern Hemisphere waters. It uses bays and estuaries and mainly eats schooling fish.

• Vaquita Phocoena sinus

  

  The vaquita is a small porpoise found only in the northern Gulf of California, Mexico. Its rounded head and dark eye and lip patches help identify it.

• Burmeister’s Porpoise Phocoena spinipinnis

  Burmeister’s porpoise lives along the coasts of South America. Small, thorn-like bumps line the front edge of its dorsal fin.