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Harbor Porpoise

Order Cetacea, Suborder Odontoceti, Family Phocoenidae

General Range: Offshore in cold temperate and subarctic waters of the Northern Hemisphere.
Diet: Schooling fish.
Identification: Smallest marine mammal in the eastern North Pacific; small, triangular dorsal fin; chunky body with rounded head.
Conservation Status: State Candidate.
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