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Meanings of vaquita porpoise in English

Russian
вакита
Portuguese
vaquita
Spanish
vaquita marina
Catalan
marsopa de califòrnia
Wikidata

Species of porpoise on the brink of extinction.

Related terms
вакита
Synonyms
Examples for "phocoena sinus"
Examples for "phocoena sinus"
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The vaquita ( Phocoena sinus) is the smallest existing cetacean and the population has declined to barely 22 individuals now remaining in Mexico's Gulf of California.
Pubmed
Usage of vaquita porpoise in English
1
The snub-nosed vaquita porpoise has all but died out due to gillnet fishing for shrimp and totoaba, a delicacy in Asia.
Reuters
2
There are thought to be only between six and 20 of the vaquita porpoises left.
Reuters
3
Vaquita porpoises - of which about 30 are left - get caught in the nets that poachers use for the fish.
Reuters