The vaquita is known by several different names.
The vaquita, or vaquita marina, is known by several different names, such as “cochito”, “Gulf of California harbour porpoise”, “Gulf of California porpoise”, or simply “Gulf porpoise”.
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• Sources | (Brownell, 1983; EIA, 2016; Mungia-Vega, Esquer-Garrigos, Rojas-Bracho, Vazquez-Juarez, Castro-Prieto, & Flores-Ramirez, 2007; Norris & Prescott, 1961)
