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    Megaptera novaeangliae

    Megaptera novaeangliae

    Whales & Dolphins

    The Megaptera novaeangliae is recorded at 124 diving areas across 62 countries, most often around Sea of Cortez, Pacific Northwest and Cape Town & Western Cape.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 10 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    Coral SeaAustralia
    Regularly seen here
    Lord Howe IslandAustralia
    Frequently seen here
    Ningaloo ReefAustralia
    Frequently seen here
    Rowley ShoalsAustralia
    Regularly seen here
    South AustraliaAustralia
    Frequently seen here
    Sydney & New South WalesAustralia
    Frequently seen here
    TasmaniaAustralia
    Frequently seen here
    VictoriaAustralia
    Frequently seen here
    Grand LagoonNew Caledonia
    Rarely seen here
    Isle of PinesNew Caledonia
    Regularly seen here
    Prony BayNew Caledonia
    Regularly seen here
    Bay of IslandsNew Zealand
    Frequently seen here
    Goat Island & Hauraki GulfNew Zealand
    Frequently seen here
    KaikōuraNew Zealand
    Frequently seen here
    Poor Knights IslandsNew Zealand
    Frequently seen here
    Caribbean
    Sandy IslandAnguilla
    Occasionally seen here
    Antigua South CoastAntigua & Barbuda
    Occasionally seen here
    AbacoBahamas
    Occasionally seen here
    AndrosBahamas
    Rarely seen here
    BiminiBahamas
    Rarely seen here
    Exuma CaysBahamas
    Rarely seen here
    Long IslandBahamas
    Rarely seen here
    Nassau & New ProvidenceBahamas
    Occasionally seen here
    South CoastBarbados
    Occasionally seen here
    West CoastBarbados
    Occasionally seen here
    North ShoreBermuda
    Frequently seen here
    Salt Island & Cooper IslandBritish Virgin Islands
    Regularly seen here
    Virgin Gorda & AnegadaBritish Virgin Islands
    Regularly seen here
    Jardines de la ReinaCuba
    Rarely seen here
    VaraderoCuba
    Rarely seen here
    Cabrits & Northern CoastDominica
    Regularly seen here
    Soufriere-Scotts Head Marine ReserveDominica
    Occasionally seen here
    Bayahibe & La RomanaDominican Republic
    Frequently seen here
    Punta CanaDominican Republic
    Regularly seen here
    Sosua & Puerto PlataDominican Republic
    Frequently seen here
    CarriacouGrenada
    Regularly seen here
    Southwest CoastGrenada
    Occasionally seen here
    Cousteau ReserveGuadeloupe
    Regularly seen here
    Diamond RockMartinique
    Regularly seen here
    Saint-PierreMartinique
    Regularly seen here
    Fajardo & East CoastPuerto Rico
    Regularly seen here
    La PargueraPuerto Rico
    Regularly seen here
    Rincon & West CoastPuerto Rico
    Frequently seen here
    St. KittsSt. Kitts & Nevis
    Occasionally seen here
    Anse La RayeSt. Lucia
    Occasionally seen here
    Soufriere & The PitonsSt. Lucia
    Occasionally seen here
    St. VincentSt. Vincent & the Grenadines
    Regularly seen here
    Tobago CaysSt. Vincent & the Grenadines
    Regularly seen here
    TobagoTrinidad & Tobago
    Occasionally seen here
    ProvidencialesTurks & Caicos
    Occasionally seen here
    St. CroixUS Virgin Islands
    Occasionally seen here
    St. Thomas & St. JohnUS Virgin Islands
    Regularly seen here
    Central America
    Caribbean CoastCosta Rica
    Frequently seen here
    Lake AtitlanGuatemala
    Rarely seen here
    Bocas del ToroPanama
    Frequently seen here
    Coiba National ParkPanama
    Frequently seen here
    Central & South Pacific
    RarotongaCook Islands
    Regularly seen here
    Kadavu & Great Astrolabe ReefFiji
    Rarely seen here
    Bora BoraFrench Polynesia
    Occasionally seen here
    FakaravaFrench Polynesia
    Rarely seen here
    Moorea & TahitiFrench Polynesia
    Frequently seen here
    Niue West CoastNiue
    Frequently seen here
    UpoluSamoa
    Rarely seen here
    Iron Bottom SoundSolomon Islands
    Rarely seen here
    Ha'apai GroupTonga
    Frequently seen here
    TongatapuTonga
    Frequently seen here
    Vava'u GroupTonga
    Frequently seen here
    Funafuti AtollTuvalu
    Rarely seen here
    Port Vila & EfateVanuatu
    Rarely seen here
    East Asia
    Kerama IslandsJapan
    Frequently seen here
    Okinawa Main IslandJapan
    Frequently seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassMammalia
    OrderCetartiodactyla
    FamilyBalaenopteridae
    GenusMegaptera

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