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Balaenopteridae

mammal family

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annotated classification

  • species of whales
    In cetacean: Annotated taxonomy

    Family Balaenopteridae (rorquals and humpback whale)8 species in 2 genera. Skull broader and less arched than in Balaenidae; baleen plates shorter, broader, less flexible; neck vertebrae not fused. Dorsal fin present; flippers narrow. Conspicuous longitudinal grooves on throat. Length 10 to perhaps 33.6 metres; blue…

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