Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski 1781)
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Guido |
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Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski 1781) |
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Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski 1781)
[Balaena] novaeangliae Borowski 1781 , Gemein. Naturgesch. Thier., 2 (1): 21.
Type Locality: USA, "de la nouvelle Angleterre " (= coast of New England).
Vernacular Names: Humpback Whale.
Synonyms: Megaptera braziliensis Cope 1867 ; Megaptera burmeisteri Burmeister 1866 ; Megaptera indica Gervais 1883 ; Megaptera lalandii (Fischer 1829) ; Megaptera longimana (Rudolphi 1832) ; Megaptera longipinna Gray 1846 ; Megaptera nodosa (Bonnaterre 1789) ; Megaptera osphya Cope 1865 ; Megaptera versabilis Cope 1869 .
Distribution: Worldwide: cold-temperate to tropical waters.
Conservation: CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Vulnerable.
Discussion: Reviewed by Winn and Reichley (1985).
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