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Spectacled Porpoise

The Spectacled Porpoise is a robust creature
with a small head and no beak. Spectacled porpoises
have distinctive black and white markings
black above and white underneath.
They have black eyes with white rings or spectacles,
and a white stripe on the upper surface of the tail.
They have a large rounded dorsal fin, and no beak.
Like all porpoises,

Facts

Scientific Name:

Phocoena dioptrica

Length:

2.2 m / 5 ft

Weight:

60-84 kg / 130-185 lbs

Age:

Total Population:

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Captivity

Current Spectacled Porpoises in Captivity

There are currently no Spectacled Porpoises in captivity.

Past Spectacled Porpoises in Captivity:

No past cases are known of Spectacled Porpoises in Captivity.