Coalfish Whale
Balaenoptera borealis
Category: Whales & Dolphins
IUCN Conservation Status: EN - Endangered - facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Cetartiodactyla
- Family
- Balaenopteridae
- Genus
- Balaenoptera
Where to Find
Found in 16 diving areas across 8 countries and 5 regions.
- Bay of Islands, New Zealand - 9 records
- Cabrits & Northern Coast, Dominica - 1 records
- Soufriere-Scotts Head Marine Reserve, Dominica - 1 records
- Cape Town & Western Cape, South Africa - 4 records
- Strytan & North Iceland, Iceland - 63 records
- South Coast, Ireland - 1 records
- West Coast, Ireland - 2 records
- Algarve & Berlengas, Portugal - 3 records
- Azores, Portugal - 919 records
- Northumberland & Northeast, United Kingdom - 2 records
- Scapa Flow, Orkney, United Kingdom - 10 records
- Scottish East Coast & Borders, United Kingdom - 1 records
- Scottish West Coast, United Kingdom - 6 records
- New Brunswick & Bay of Fundy, Canada - 2 records
- Newfoundland, Canada - 5 records
- Nova Scotia, Canada - 28 records