A large baleen whale, 14-17 m long, black above with variable white markings below, long pectoral fins and a humped back when diving. Migrates thousands of kilometres between polar feeding grounds and tropical breeding waters, and hunts using coordinated bubble-net feeding.
Taxonomy
- Order / family / genus
- Cetacea · Balaenopteridae · Megaptera
Conservation
Least concern
· LCWidespread and abundant taxa.