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Common Minke Whale

Balaenoptera acutorostrata

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Hawaii.January 26,166, February 22,109, March 26,708, April 16,448, May 12,908, June 12,401, July 17,884, August 12,889, September 14,770, October 17,424, November 18,334, December 25,695.
United States236,337
Hawaii223,737
Canada10,320
Alaska8,984
New Brunswick2,937
Nova Scotia2,914
Massachusetts1,497
Maine1,172
Quebec968
California524

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Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterChecked by the maintainer

Group and habits

  • Filter feederFeeds by filtering suspended food particles from water.Checked by the maintainer

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderEven-toed Ungulates and Cetaceans · Artiodactyla
FamilyRorquals · Balaenopteridae
GenusBalaenoptera

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