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Descriptor English:
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Porpoises
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Marsopas
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Toninhas
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Synonyms English:
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Australophocaena dioptrica
Dall Porpoise
Finless Porpoise
Finless Porpoises
Neophocaena phocaenoides
Phocoenidae
Phocoenoides dalli
Porpoise
Porpoise, Dall
Porpoise, Finless
Porpoise, Spectacled
Porpoises, Finless
Porpoises, Spectacled
Spectacled Porpoise
Spectacled Porpoises
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Tree Number:
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B01.050.150.900.649.313.875.566
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Definition English:
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Mammals of the family Phocoenidae comprising four genera found in the North Pacific Ocean and both sides of the North Atlantic Ocean and in various other seas. They differ from DOLPHINS in that porpoises have a blunt snout and a rather stocky body while dolphins have a beak-like snout and a slender, streamlined body. They usually travel in small groups. (From Walker's Mammals of the World, 5th ed, pp1003-4) |
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History Note English:
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98; use DOLPHINS 1968-97
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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33280
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Unique Identifier:
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D019576
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