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Phocoena  

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Entry terms

  • Phocoena phocoena

Scope note

  • A genus of PORPOISES, in the family Phocoenidae, comprised of several species. They frequent coastal waters, bays, estuaries, and the mouths of large rivers.

History note

  • 2006; use PORPOISES 1998-2005

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D050741

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