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Family: Balaenopteridae rorquals, finback whales

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Balaenoptera acutorostrata
[Northern minke whale]

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Max. Length 890 cm TL

Balaenoptera bonaerensis
[Antarctic minke whale]

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Balaenoptera borealis
[Sei whale]

Photo by Yzoard, Chloé

Balaenoptera brydei
[Bryde's whale]

Photo by Dolar, M. Louella L.

Balaenoptera edeni
[Eden's whale]

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Balaenoptera musculus
[Blue whale]

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Balaenoptera omurai
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Photo by Dolar, M. Louella L.

Balaenoptera physalus
[Fin whale]

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Balaenoptera ricei
[Rice’s whale]

Photo by Harasti, David

Megaptera novaeangliae
[Humpback whale]

Scientific Name Balaenoptera acutorostrata Balaenoptera bonaerensis Balaenoptera borealis Balaenoptera brydei Balaenoptera edeni Balaenoptera musculus Balaenoptera omurai Balaenoptera physalus Balaenoptera ricei Megaptera novaeangliae	English Name Antarctic minke whale Blue whale Bryde's whale Eden's whale Fin whale Humpback whale Northern minke whale Rice’s whale Sei whale	Distribution Atlantic Ocean and Indo-P Circumglobal Circumglobal. [Arabian S Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc Indo-West Pacific North Atlantic and North Western Central Atlantic	Max. Length 890 TL 1070 TL 1550 TL 1560 TL 1800 TL 1889.8 TL 2700 TL 3300 TL	Year 1758 1781 1804 1828 1867 1879 1913 2003 2021

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