Megaptera novaeangliae (Baleine ? Bosse)

Overview

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Hump-backed Whale feeding - Megaptera novaeangliae

Common Names

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Common Names in Aleut:

Aliamak, Alkhiamak, Allamak, Kaipokak, Keporkak, Khi-tkhukkh

Common Names in Czech:

hrboun dlouhoploutvý, Keporkak, Keporkak dlouhoplautvy’, keporkak dlouhoploutvý, plejtvák dlouhoploutvý, plejtvák keporkak, velryba keporkak

Common Names in Danish:

Buckelhval, Pukkelhval, Stubhval

Common Names in Dutch:

Bultrug, Langarmvinwisch, Penvisch

Common Names in English:

Bunch, Bunch whale, Hump whale, Hump-back, Humpback whale, Humpbacked whale, Hunchbacked whale

Common Names in French:

Baleine ? Bosse, Baleine ? Taquet, Baleine à bosse, Baleine à taquet, Baleine tampon, Jubarte, M?gapt?re, Mégaptère, Rorqual , Rorqual ? Bosse, rorqual à bosse, rorqual Ã bosse, Rorqual du Cap, Rorqual noueux

Common Names in German:

Buckelwal, Knurrwal, Pflockfisch

Common Names in Italian:

Balenottera gobba, Megattera

Common Names in Japanese:

Zatokuzira

Common Names in Latvian:

Valzius

Common Names in Miscellaneous Langua:

Kaipoket Uiiut

Common Names in Norwegian:

Knölhval, Trold-hval

Common Names in Polish:

Pletwal

Common Names in Portuguese:

Baleia de bossas

Common Names in Russian:

Dlinnorukii polosatik, Gorbach, Gorbatyi kit, Veselyi kit

Common Names in Spanish:

Ballena jorobada, Gubarte, Jorobada, Rorcual jorobado, Yubarta

Common Names in Swedish:

Hnufubakur, Knölval, Puckelval

Description

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Habitat

Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -6,280 meters (0 to -20,604 feet).[1]

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda () - Goodrich, 1930
        Class: Mammalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758
        Subclass: Theriiformes () - (Rowe, 1988) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
        Infraclass: Holotheria () - (Wible et al., 1995) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
        Superlegion: Trechnotheria () - McKenna, 1975
        Legion: Cladotheria () - McKenna, 1975
        Sublegion: Zatheria () - McKenna, 1975
        Infralegion: Tribosphenida () - (McKenna, 1975) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
        Supercohort: Theria () - (Parker & Haswell, 1897) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
        Cohort: Placentalia () - (Owen, 1837) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
        Magnorder: Epitheria () - (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
        Superorder: Preptotheria () - (McKenna, 1975) McKenna, in Stucky & McKenna, in Benton, ed., 1993
        Grandorder: Ungulata () - (C. Linnaeus, 1766) McKenna, 1975
        Mirorder: Eparctocyona () - McKenna, 1975
        Order: Cetartiodactyla () - C. Linnaeus, 1758
        Suborder: Cetacea () - (Brisson, 1762) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
        Infraorder: Autoceta () - Haeckel, 1866
        Parvorder: Mysticeti () - (Cope, 1891) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
        Family: Balaenopteridae () - Gray, 1864
        Subfamily: Balaenopterinae ()
        Genus: Megaptera () - Gray, 1846
        Specific name: novaeangliae
        Scientific name: - Megaptera novaeangliae

Synonyms

Balaena Novaeangliae • Megaptera nodosa Bonnaterre • Megaptera novaeangliae Borowski

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Megaptera

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 1 species and subspecies in this genus:

(Hunchbacked Whale)

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Notes

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Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 17, 2007:

EMAN Provider, PIROP
Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Atlantic Canada Conservation Data Centre
Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Bay of Fundy Species List
Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, SEAMAP - marine mammals, birds and turtles
Marine Science Institute, UCSB, Paleobiology Database
Michigan State University Museum, Vertebrate specimens
Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, MCZ Mammalogy Collection
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
OZCAM
Provider, Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara Musem of Natural History
The Swedish Museum of Natural History
, Mammals of the Gothenburg Natural History Museum
UK National Biodiversity Network, Highland Biological Recording Group - HBRG Mammals dataset.
UNIBIO, IBUNAM, CNMA/Coleccion Nacional de Mamiferos
University of Alaska Museum of the North, University of Alaska Museum Mammal Collection

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 105948
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-180530
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 2494622
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 180530
IUCN ID: 222251
Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: AMAGH02011
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Species Identifier: A02Q
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 7359

Footnotes

Mean = -360.100 meters (-1,181.430 feet), Standard Deviation = 955.950 based on 16,797 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]