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).
Although harbor porpoises and dolphins are both cetaceans, they differ greatly. Dolphins generally have long beaks, slender bodies that can be 10 feet long and tall, curved dorsal fins. Porpoises have puglike faces, stout silhouettes about 5 feet long and short, triangle-shaped dorsal fins.