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COMMON NAME: Arabian Sea Humpback Whale

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Megaptera novaeanglia

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SUBORDER: Mysticeti

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LENGTH: 16m

  • Distinctive hump under dorsal fin

  • Very long, often white pectoral fins

  • Active surface behaviour, often breaching and
    slapping fins on the surface

  • The Arabian Sea Humpback Whales are considered
    to be non-migratory

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