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What is the scientific name of a humpback whale?

It is the Megaptera novaeangliae.


What is the scientific name of the Humpback whale?

Megaptera novaeangliae


What species of whale is known for singing long complex songs?

The scientific name for a humpback whale is Megaptera novaeangliae.


What is the scientific name for the Humpback whale?

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.


Scientific name for whale?

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.


What does the humpback whales scientific name mean?

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.


Is the humpback whale a baleen whale or a toothed whale?

The Humpback whale is a baleen.


Can you have a humpback whale?

it is possible to have a humpback whale if you owned an ocean. its not scientificly possible to own a humpback whale.


How did the humpback whale get his name?

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.


How did the humpback whale get a name?

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.


What is a humpback whale's habitat?

The humpback whale's habitat is the ocean.


Is humpback whale extinction?

No, the humpback whale is not extinct, but it is Endangered.