| Common Name | Black porpoise |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official Trade Name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Global |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | MarineSpecies.org, 2050 |
| Life Stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | other/n.a. |
| 1st Modifier | color pattern(s) |
| 2nd Modifier | |
| Remarks | 'porpoise', from Old French 'porpais' (12th c.), literally 'pigfish', from Latin 'porcus' i.e. 'pig', from Proto-Indo-European root 'porko' - 'young pig' + 'peis' i.e. 'fish', from Latin 'piscis' i.e. 'fish', from Proto-Indo-European root 'pisk', i.e. 'a fish'. |