Megaptera novaeangliae - #575
Humpback Whale
Aerial view. Formerly in order Cetacea.
Geographic Distribution
Panoceanic
Order/Family
Balaenopteridae
Genus
Megaptera
Specific Epithet
novaeangliae
Image Location
Atlantic Ocean, NW
Image Date
1980
Photographer
Cetacean & Turtle Assessment Program, Univ. of RI, School of Oceanography