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Humpback whale
species of mammal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) is a large baleen whale with long flippers and a knobbly head. They can be found in every ocean.[3]
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Megaptera Megaptera novaeangliae[1] | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Infraorder: | Cetacea |
Family: | Balaenopteridae |
Genus: | Megaptera Gray, 1846 |
Species: | M. novaeangliae |
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Megaptera novaeangliae Borowski, 1781 | |
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Humpback whale range | |
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They can grow to 15–16 m (49–52 ft) long and weigh up to 40 metric tons.