Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus)
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About Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Mammals
- Order: Cetacea
- Family: Balaenopteridae
The blue whale is a marine mammal and a baleen whale. Reaching a maximum confirmed length of 29.9–30.5 m (98–100 ft) and weighing up to 190–200 t, it is the largest animal known to have ever existed. The blue whale's long and slender body can be of various shades of greyish-blue on its upper surface and somewhat lighter underneath. Four subspecies are recognized: B. m. musculus in the North Atlantic and North Pacific, B. m. intermedia in the Southern Ocean, B. m. brevicauda in the Indian Ocean and South Pacific Ocean, and B. m. indica in the Northern Indian Ocean. There is a population in the waters off Chile that may constitute a fifth subspecies.
Source: Wikipedia