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Class: Mammalia
Order: Cetartiodactyla
Family: Balaenopteridae rorquals, finback whales

Genus: Megaptera

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Photo by Harasti, David

Megaptera novaeangliae
[Humpback whale]

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length	Year

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