Finback Whale

Large, flat-headed gray whale with light belly and posterior dorsal fin. Back has a prominent ridge between the dorsal fin and tail.

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Common Name

Finback Whale

Comments

A baleen whale, it has a sieve-like structure in its mouth that is used to strain small crustaceans, fish and plankton from the water.

Scientific Name

Balaenoptera physalus

Habitat

Found nearshore and offshore throughout the year.

Size

To 80 ft. (24 m)