Vaquita Scientific Name. Mexico's gulf of california — one of the most biodiverse places on the planet — teems with 891 species of fish and a third of. Adults can reach up to 2.75 meters in length and weigh 260kg.
Mexico’s gulf of california — one of the most biodiverse places on the planet — teems with 891 species of fish and a third of. Adults can reach up to 2.75 meters in length and weigh 260kg.
Vaquitas Live Only In The Gulf Of California, The Body Of Water That Separates.
The vaquita’s scientific name is phocoena sinus.
The Vaquita Is Estimated To Have Declined By A Cumulative 99% (95% Confidence Interval From Nearly 100% To 92.1%) From 1998 To 2018.
The vaquita has the dubious distinction of being considered the “most endangered cetacean” on the planet.
The Vaquita Is The Most Endangered Marine Mammal In The World.
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The Vaquita (Phocoena Sinus) Is A Critically Endangered Marine Mammal In The Porpoise Family.
This story appears in the october 2019 issue of national geographic magazine.
Its Numbers Are Decreasing With Approximately 10.
The scientific name for a vaquita is phocoenidae sinus, which roughly translates to ‘porpoise of the gulf’.