famÂ·iÂ·ly pracÂ·tice. A specialty of medicine in which the physician takes responsibility for the health and medical care of all members of a family group, regardless of age or gender, but usually does limited amounts of obstetrics and surgery.
Description & Fascinating Facts. The Harbor porpoise, Phocoena phocoena, (a.k.a. Common porpoise), is a small cetacean with a rotund, stocky body that tapers toward the tailstock. This porpoise reaches a maximum length of 1.9m (6ft) and maximum weight of 90kg (198lbs). On average, Harbor porpoises are smaller, and do not exceed 1.5m (5ft) or weigh more than 60kg (132lbs).
The finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides) is one of six porpoise species. Most of the population has been found around the Korean peninsula in the Yellow and East China Seas, although a freshwater population is found around Jiuduansha near Shanghai at the mouth of China 's Yangtze River.ewborn finless porpoises are reported to 72 to 84 cm (28 to 33 in) in length. Males reach sexual maturity at four to six years of age, and females at six to nine years. Finless porpoises have lived up to 33 years.