Gray Whale blowhole (Eschrichtius robustus)

Query: Barnacle

Result: 59^th of 88

Subject:	Gray Whale blowhole (Eschrichtius robustus)
Poster:	Phoby (phoby@hanafos.com)

Resolution: 1772x1180 File Size: 321008 Bytes Date: 2004:11:19 16:03:22 Upload Date: 2004:11:19 15:53:28

Gray Whale blowhole (Eschrichtius robustus)

Closeup of a gray whale blowhole showing large assemblage of barnacles

Image ID: sanc0118, Sanctuary Collection
Location: Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
Photographer: Jan Roletto

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

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Scientific Name: Eschrichtius robustus (Lilljeborg, 1861) Synonyms: Eschrichtius gibbosus (Erxleben, 1777) Eschrichtius glaucus (Cope, 1868) Balaenoptera robusta Lilljeborg, 1861 Common Names: Gray Whale [English] Ballena gris [Spanish] grey whale [English]

Barnacle
59/88

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