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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cetacea
Family: Balaenopteridae
Genus: Balaenoptera
Species: Balaenoptera physalus
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What is the scientific name for yellow fin tang?
Paracanthurus hepatus
Name of a whale that is 3 letters long?
fin 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.
What is bigger a fin whale or a gray whale?
Fin whale. It is the 2 largest 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 the scientific name or taxonomic classification of the mammal Fin whale?
The scientific name of the fin whale is Balaenoptera physalus. It belongs to the order Cetacea, which includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Within the order, the fin whale falls under the family Balaenopteridae.
What is a whale name that is three letters long?
There are two types of whales that have only three letters in their name. The Fin whale and the Sei whale.
Which types of whales have an el fin?
There are several species and sub species of whale. Some of the most well known are the blue whale, fin whale and the humpback whale. Whilst the fin whale species have largest fin length, most whales tend to a have a dorsal fin of some description.
Which is the fastest whale in the world?
One of the fastest whale species is called the killer whale. Another fast whale species is called the fin whale.
Is a fin whale baleen or toothed?
The fin whale is a rorqual whale, the same family as the blue whale. It feeds by filtering krill trough huge plates of a horny substance called baleen. So yes, it is a baleen whale.
What is a fin whale's food chain?
The Fin Whale mainly relies on krill to survive.
Is a fin whale the only whale that mates with other whales?
No. Blue whales have mated with fin whales.
