Burmeister's porpoise
| Burmeister's porpoise | |
|---|---|
| Adult male Burmeister's porpoise | |
| Size compared to an average human | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Suborder: | Whippomorpha |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | Phocoenidae |
| Genus: | Phocoena |
| Species: | P. spinipinnis |
| Binomial name | |
| Phocoena spinipinnis Burmeister, 1865 | |
| Burmeister's porpoise range | |
| Synonyms | |
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Australophocaena spinnipinnis | |
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.