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--> FAMILY Balaenopteridae
--> GENUS Megaptera
SPECIES Megaptera novaeangliae
| Author: | Borowski, 1781. | | Citation: | Gemein. Naturgesch. Thier., 2(1): 21. | | Common Name: | Humpback Whale | | Type Locality: | USA, "de la nouvelle Angleterre" (= coast of New England). | | Distribution: | Worldwide: cold-temperate to tropical waters. | | Status: | CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Vulnerable. | | Comments: | Reviewed by Winn and Reichley (1985). |
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| Offspring: | Synonyms:
braziliensis Cope, 1867
burmeisteri Burmeister, 1866
indica Gervais, 1883
lalandii (Fischer, 1829)
longimana (Rudolphi, 1832)
longipinna Gray, 1846
nodosa (Bonnaterre, 1789)
osphya Cope, 1865
versabilis Cope, 1869
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