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    Razorback

    Razorback

    Balaenoptera physalus

    Whales & Dolphins
    Vulnerable

    The Razorback (Balaenoptera physalus) is recorded at 27 diving areas across 15 countries, most often around Azores, South Coast and Corsica.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 4 diving regions worldwide.

    Caribbean
    Nassau & New ProvidenceBahamas
    Rarely seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    Cape Town & Western CapeSouth Africa
    Occasionally seen here
    Mediterranean & Europe
    CorsicaFrance
    Frequently seen here
    Marseille & CalanquesFrance
    Regularly seen here
    Strytan & North IcelandIceland
    Regularly seen here
    South CoastIreland
    Frequently seen here
    West CoastIreland
    Occasionally seen here
    Naples & CampaniaItaly
    Rarely seen here
    Portofino & LiguriaItaly
    Frequently seen here
    SardiniaItaly
    Frequently seen here
    Al HoceimaMorocco
    Occasionally seen here
    Algarve & BerlengasPortugal
    Frequently seen here
    AzoresPortugal
    Frequently seen here
    Balearic IslandsSpain
    Occasionally seen here
    Cabo de PalosSpain
    Rarely seen here
    Medes IslandsSpain
    Regularly seen here
    West Coast (Gothenburg)Sweden
    Rarely seen here
    TabarkaTunisia
    Rarely seen here
    Cornwall & DevonUnited Kingdom
    Occasionally seen here
    Northumberland & NortheastUnited Kingdom
    Rarely seen here
    Scapa Flow, OrkneyUnited Kingdom
    Regularly seen here
    Scottish West CoastUnited Kingdom
    Occasionally seen here
    North America
    New Brunswick & Bay of FundyCanada
    Occasionally seen here
    NewfoundlandCanada
    Frequently seen here
    Nova ScotiaCanada
    Frequently seen here
    Sea of CortezMexico
    Regularly seen here
    AlaskaUnited States
    Regularly seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassMammalia
    OrderCetartiodactyla
    FamilyBalaenopteridae
    GenusBalaenoptera

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