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The '''Indian finless porpoise''' ''(Neophocaena phocaenoides phocaenoides)'', a [[finless porpoise]], is one of seven porpoise species. Throughout their range, these porpoises stay in shallow waters, up to 50 m (160 ft) deep. They live close to the shore, in waters with soft or sandy seabeds, or in estuaries and mangrove swamps, such the [[Indus River|Indus]] [[River delta]]. | The '''Indian finless porpoise''' or the '''Black finless porpoise''' ''(Neophocaena phocaenoides phocaenoides)'', a [[finless porpoise]], is one of seven porpoise species. Throughout their range, these porpoises stay in shallow waters, up to 50 m (160 ft) deep. They live close to the shore, in waters with soft or sandy seabeds, or in estuaries and mangrove swamps, such the [[Indus River|Indus]] [[River delta]]. In [[Pakistan]] it is considered as the ''"National Oceanic Sea Creature of Pakistan"'', because of its common occurrences respectively. | ||