How big does the Burmeister's Porpoise get?

The Burmeister's Porpoise grows to about 2 m.

Burmeister's Porpoise

Phocoena spinipinnis

Group: Dolphin
Max size: 2 m
IUCN status: NT

Burmeister's porpoise keeps to cool coastal waters off South America, where it hunts anchovies, hake and squid. Reaching about two metres, it carries an unusual backswept dorsal fin set far down its body, and faces ongoing pressure from fishing nets.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Cetartiodactyla › Phocoenidae › Phocoena

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 343898.

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How big does the Burmeister's Porpoise get?: The Burmeister's Porpoise grows to about 2 m.