| Burmeister's porpoise | |
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| Adult male Burmeister's porpoise | |
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| Size compared to an average human | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | Phocoenidae |
| Genus: | Phocoena |
| Species: | P. spinipinnis
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| Binomial name | |
| Phocoena spinipinnis Burmeister, 1865
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| 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.[1] It was first described by Hermann Burmeister, for whom the species is named, in 1865.
- ^ a b Félix, F.; Alfaro, J.; Reyes, J.; Mangel, J.; Dellabianca, N.; Heinrich, S. & Crespo, E. (2018). "Phocoena spinipinnis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T17029A50370481. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T17029A50370481.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 14 January 2022.