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Detailed explanation-1: -The vaquita (/vəˈkiːtə/ və-KEE-tə; Phocoena sinus) is a species of porpoise endemic to the northern end of the Gulf of California in Baja California, Mexico. Reaching a maximum body length of 150 cm (4.9 ft) (females) or 140 cm (4.6 ft) (males), it is the smallest of all living cetaceans.

Detailed explanation-2: -The world’s smallest marine mammal, the critically endangered vaquita porpoise, has dwindled to a population of only 10, making sightings of the animals extremely rare.

Detailed explanation-3: -The vaquita is the most endangered cetacean in the world. With as few as around 10 left, the species will become extinct without a fully enforced gillnet ban throughout their entire habitat.

Detailed explanation-4: -The vaquita, the world’s smallest cetacean, is found only in the northernmost tip of the Gulf of California, also known as the Sea of Cortez. It is estimated that there are fewer than 30 individuals of this beautiful species remaining in the sea today.

Detailed explanation-5: -The vaquita porpoise is the world’s smallest cetacean and the most endangered marine mammal. It has the smallest range of any whale, dolphin or porpoise, and only lives in a small 1, 500 square-mile area in Mexico’s upper Gulf of California, near the town of San Felipe.