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    Coalfish Whale

    Coalfish Whale

    Balaenoptera borealis

    Whales & Dolphins
    Endangered

    The Coalfish Whale (Balaenoptera borealis) is recorded at 16 diving areas across 8 countries, most often around Azores, Strytan & North Iceland and Nova Scotia.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 5 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    Bay of IslandsNew Zealand
    Occasionally seen here
    Caribbean
    Cabrits & Northern CoastDominica
    Rarely seen here
    Soufriere-Scotts Head Marine ReserveDominica
    Rarely seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    Cape Town & Western CapeSouth Africa
    Rarely seen here
    Mediterranean & Europe
    Strytan & North IcelandIceland
    Regularly seen here
    South CoastIreland
    Rarely seen here
    West CoastIreland
    Rarely seen here
    Algarve & BerlengasPortugal
    Rarely seen here
    AzoresPortugal
    Frequently seen here
    Northumberland & NortheastUnited Kingdom
    Rarely seen here
    Scapa Flow, OrkneyUnited Kingdom
    Occasionally seen here
    Scottish East Coast & BordersUnited Kingdom
    Rarely seen here
    Scottish West CoastUnited Kingdom
    Occasionally seen here
    North America
    New Brunswick & Bay of FundyCanada
    Rarely seen here
    NewfoundlandCanada
    Occasionally seen here
    Nova ScotiaCanada
    Regularly seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassMammalia
    OrderCetartiodactyla
    FamilyBalaenopteridae
    GenusBalaenoptera

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