Megaptera novaeangliae
It is the Megaptera novaeangliae.
Megaptera novaeangliae
The scientific name for a humpback whale is Megaptera novaeangliae.
Superregnum: EukaryotaRegnum: AnimaliaSubregnum: EumetazoaSuperphylum: DeuterostomiaPhylum: ChordataSubphylum: VertebrataInfraphylum: GnathostomataSuperclassis: TetrapodaClassis: MammaliaSubclassis: TheriaInfraclassis: PlacentaliaSuperordo: CetartiodactylaOrdo: CetaceaSubordines: †Archaeoceti - Mysticeti - Odontocetiyou will have to be more specific than just 'whale' to get a more detailed name.
Whales belong to the order Cetacea. Depending on the whale's species, it can have a different scientific name, including Balaenoptera, Balaena, and Eschrichtius. While a bowhead whale has the scientific name of Balaena mysticetus, the blue whale's scientific name is Balaenoptera musculus. Similarly, the humpback, killer, and beluga whales will have different scientific whales.
The scientific name of the humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, means "big-winged New Englander." It refers to the whale's large pectoral fins, or flippers, that can grow up to one-third of its body length and its frequent sightings off the coast of New England.
The Humpback whale is a baleen.
it is possible to have a humpback whale if you owned an ocean. its not scientificly possible to own a humpback whale.
The humpback whale has a dorsal fin on it's back towards it's tail. The dorsal fin often has a bump (or hump), thus the name of the humpback whale.
Humpbacks have a dorsal fin on its back towards its flukes (tail). The dorsalf fin often has a bump (or hump) on it, thus the name humpback whale.
The humpback whale's habitat is the ocean.
No, the humpback whale is not extinct, but it is Endangered.