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title: "Bruinvis van Burmeister"
description: "Phocoena spinipinnis — Zoogdieren. Burmeister's porpoise (Phocoena spinipinnis) is a species of porpoise endemic to the coast of South America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/burmeister-s-porpoise
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Bruinvis van Burmeister

> Phocoena spinipinnis — Zoogdieren. Burmeister's porpoise (Phocoena spinipinnis) is a species of porpoise endemic to the coast of South America.

- Scientific name: *Phocoena spinipinnis*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 80
- Wikidata: [Q210282](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q210282)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41439](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41439)

## Names

- en: Burmeister's Porpoise
- de: Burmeister-Schweinswal
- es: Marsopa espinosa
- fr: Marsouin De Burmeister
- nl: Bruinvis van Burmeister
- pt: Boto-de-burmeister
- pl: Morświn czarny

## Countries with the most observations

AR (27), PE (24), CL (19)

## Summary

Burmeister's porpoise (Phocoena spinipinnis) is a species of porpoise endemic to the coast of South America. It was first described by Hermann Burmeister, for whom the species is named, in 1865.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burmeister%27s_porpoise

## Photo

![Bruinvis van Burmeister](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/burmeister-s-porpoise/medium.jpg)

Photo: Federico Muñoz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195334041

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/burmeister-s-porpoise?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).