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The blue whaul (Balaenoptera musculus) is a marine mammal belangin tae the baleen whauls (Mysticeti).[3] At up tae 30 metre (98 ft)[4][5] in lenth an wi a maximum recordit wicht o 173 tonne (191 short ton)[5][6] an probably reachin ower 181 tonnes (200 short tons), it is the maist muckle ainimal kent tae hae iver existit.[7][8]
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Blue whaul[1] | |
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Adult blue whaul (Balaenoptera musculus) | |
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Size compared tae a average human | |
Conservation status | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kinrick: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Cless: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Infraorder: | Cetacea |
Faimily: | Balaenopteridae |
Genus: | Balaenoptera |
Species: | B. musculus |
Binomial name | |
Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
Subspecies | |
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Blue whaul range (in blue) | |
Synonyms | |
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