P. phocoena Skull Replica measures 12.2 inches. P. phocoena Skull is museum quality polyurethane cast. 2-part skull (separate cranium & jaw). Made in USA. Known as Common Harbour Porpoise.
The Common Harbour Porpoise or P. phocoena is one of six species of porpoise. It is one of the smallest marine mammals. As its name implies, it stays close to coastal areas or river estuaries, and as such, is the most familiar porpoise to whale watchers.
The Harbor Porpoise skull has flat spade-shaped teeth, rounded head, and seperate cranium and jaw.
This porpoise often ventures up rivers, and has been seen hundreds of miles from the sea.
The Common Harbour Porpoise or P. phocoena is a little smaller than the other porpoises, at about 26 to 33 in. long at birth. Adults of both sexes grow to 4.6 to 6.2 ft. The females are heavier, with a maximum weight of around 168 lb. compared with the males at 134 lb.
The vocalizations of the Harbour Porpoise is made up of short clicks from 0.5 to 5 milliseconds in bursts up to two seconds long. Each click has a frequency between 1000 and 2200 hertz. Aside from communication, the clicks are used for echolocation.
The body is robust, and the animal is at its maximum girth just in front of its triangular dorsal fin. The beak is poorly demarcated.
The flippers, dorsal fin, tail fin and back are a dark grey. The sides are a slightly speckled, lighter grey. The underside is much whiter, though there are usually grey stripes running along the throat from the underside of the body.
Harbour porpoises or P. phocoena prefer temperate and subarctic waters. They inhabit fjords, bays, estuaries and harbours. The Harbour Porpoise or Phocoena phocoena is widespread in cooler coastal waters of the North Atlantic, North Pacific and the Black Sea.
They feed mostly on small pelagic schooling fish, particularly herring, pollack, hake, sardine, cod, capelin, and sprat. They will, however, eat squid and crustaceans.
