Dall's porpoise
| Dall's porpoise | |
|---|---|
| Size compared to an average human | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Suborder: | Whippomorpha |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | Phocoenidae |
| Genus: | Phocoenoides (Andrews, 1911) |
| Species: | P. dalli |
| Binomial name | |
| Phocoenoides dalli (True, 1885) | |
| Dall's porpoise range | |
Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) is a species of porpoise endemic to the North Pacific. It is the largest of porpoises and the only member of the genus Phocoenoides. The species is named after American naturalist W. H. Dall.