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Burmeister's Porpoise
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IUCN NT · Near threatened

Burmeister's Porpoise

Phocoena spinipinnis

Burmeister's porpoise (Phocoena spinipinnis) is a species of porpoise endemic to the coast of South America. It was first described by Hermann Burmeister, for whom the species is named, in 1865. Locally it is known as marsopa espinosa (thorny porpoise) and chancho marino (sea pig).

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