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Vaquita

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The vaquita is a species of porpoise endemic to the northern end of the Gulf of California in Baja California, Mexico. Reaching a maximum body length of 150 cm or 140 cm, it is the smallest of all living cetaceans. Wikipedia
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The vaquita is the most endangered cetacean in the world. With as few as around 10 left, the species will become extinct without a fully enforced gillnet ban ...
The vaquita is a species of porpoise endemic to the northern end of the Gulf of California in Baja California, Mexico. Reaching a maximum body length of 150 ...
Vaquita from www.fisheries.noaa.gov
Feb 8, 1985 · The vaquita has the smallest geographical range of any marine mammal. It only lives in the northern part of the Gulf of California in Mexico.
Vaquita from www.marinemammalcenter.org
Vaquitas are only found in the shallow waters of the northern Gulf of California, Mexico. This area is abundant in fish and shrimp, and many people depend on ...
Vaquita from www.biologicaldiversity.org
BACKGROUND. Vaquitas are about the size of small humans, topping out at about 5 feet long and 120 pounds, with black borders around their expressive eyes and ...
Native to Mexico, their scientific name, Phocoena sinus means “porpoise of the gulf”. Vaquita is Spanish for “little cow”. Their other common names are Gulf of ...
Vaquita from iucn-csg.org
The vaquita (Phocoena sinus) is the most endangered marine mammal species in the world. It has a very restricted distribution, occurring only in the upper Gulf ...
Vaquita from us.whales.org
Vaquita is Spanish for 'small cow' and apparently the word 'porpoise' comes from the Latin 'porcopsicus' meaning 'fish pig'. Vaquitas, like their harbour ...
Vaquita from www.aquariumofpacific.org
Found only in the northern part of the Gulf of California, Mexico, the vaquita porpoise is the world's most endangered marine mammal. Scientists estimate that ...
The vaquita is an endemic species of porpoise found only in a small region in Mexico's Upper Gulf of California. Illegal fishing is responsible for the ...