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    blue whale

    blue whale

    Balaenoptera musculus

    Whales & Dolphins
    Endangered

    The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is recorded at 18 diving areas across 13 countries, most often around Azores, Strytan & North Iceland and Sea of Cortez.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 6 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    South AustraliaAustralia
    Rarely seen here
    VictoriaAustralia
    Regularly seen here
    Bay of IslandsNew Zealand
    Rarely seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    Cape Town & Western CapeSouth Africa
    Occasionally seen here
    Hikkaduwa & South CoastSri Lanka
    Occasionally seen here
    Mediterranean & Europe
    Strytan & North IcelandIceland
    Regularly seen here
    Algarve & BerlengasPortugal
    Rarely seen here
    AzoresPortugal
    Frequently seen here
    Scapa Flow, OrkneyUnited Kingdom
    Rarely seen here
    Scottish West CoastUnited Kingdom
    Rarely seen here
    North America
    New Brunswick & Bay of FundyCanada
    Rarely seen here
    NewfoundlandCanada
    Rarely seen here
    Sea of CortezMexico
    Regularly seen here
    Socorro IslandsMexico
    Rarely seen here
    AlaskaUnited States
    Rarely seen here
    South America
    Isla de la PlataEcuador
    Rarely seen here
    Lima & Palomino IslandsPeru
    Rarely seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassMammalia
    OrderCetartiodactyla
    FamilyBalaenopteridae
    GenusBalaenoptera

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