Rorquals [Balaenopteridae]

Description

Balaenopteridae is known for its members' long, slender bodies and pleated throats which expand when feeding. This family includes the largest animal ever known to have existed, the blue whale, along with other species like the humpback, fin, and minke whales.

Genera
Blue Whale [Balaenoptera]
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Humpback Whale [Megaptera]
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Taxonomy
Phylum Chordates
Chordata
Class Mammals
Mammalia
Order Cetaceans
Cetacea
Statistics
  • Genera 2