Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

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Subject:	Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
Poster:	Phoby (phoby@hanafos.com)

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Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

A whalewatching cruise observing humpbacks near the boat

Image ID: sanc0115, Sanctuary Collection
Location: Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary

Source:
The NOAA Photo Library http://www.photolib.noaa.gov
The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Adminstration (NOAA) http://www.noaa.gov/

The humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) is a species of baleen whale. The humpback has a distinctive body shape, with long pectoral fins and a knobbly head. Found in oceans and seas around the world, humpback whales typically migrate up to 25,000 km each year.

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Scientific Name: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) Common Names: English – Humpback Whale, Hump Whale, Hunchbacked Whale, Bunch French – Mégaptère, Baleine à bosse, Baleine à taquet, Jubarte, Rorqual à bosse, Rorqual du Cap Spanish – Ballena Jorobada, Gubarte, Jorobada, Rorcual Jorobado Synonyms: Megaptera nodosa (Bonnaterre, 1789) Megaptera braziliensis Cope, 1867 Megaptera indica Gervais, 1883 Megaptera lalandii (Fischer, 1829) Megaptera longimana (Rudolphi, 1832) Megaptera longipinna Gray, 1846 Megaptera osphya Cope, 1865 Megaptera versabilis Cope, 1869 Balaena nodosa Bonnaterre, 1789 Balaena lalandii Fischer, 1829 Balaena longimana Rudolphi, 1832 Balaena novaeangliae Borowski, 1781

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