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Megaptera novaeangliae kuzira

Megaptera novaeangliae kuzira

North Pacific humpback whale·(Gray, 1850)

GBIF:155300563

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Common names used for this species across different languages and regions.

engNorth Pacific humpback whaleeng

Vernacular (common) names are the everyday names used for a species in different languages and regions. A single species may have dozens of common names worldwide.

engNorth Pacific humpback whale
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References(1)

  • 1

    Jackson, J. A.; Steel, D. J.; Beerli, P.; Congdon, B. C.; Olavarria, C.; Leslie, M. S.; Pomilla, C.; Rosenbaum, H.; Baker, C. S. (2014). Global diversity and oceanic divergence of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae. <em>Proceedings of the Royal Society B.</em> 281, 20133222.

  • Source Information

    World Register of Marine Species

    World Register of Marine Species

    checklist

    An authoritative classification and catalogue of marine names. To obtain a full copy, please go to https://www.marinespecies.org/usersrequest.php

    WoRMS Editorial Board (2026). World Register of Marine Species. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.14284/170 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-17.

    CC BYPublished 6/1/2026View dataset
    GBIF Usage Key
    155300563
    Dataset Key
    2d59e5db-57ad-41ff-97d6-11f5fb264527
    Origin
    source
    Backbone Key
    7849833
    Taxon ID
    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:853267
    Last Crawled
    6/16/2026
    Last Interpreted
    6/16/2026