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Scientific Name: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
English Name: Humpback whale,Fin-back Whale
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known
Photo: Whaleopedia
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cetartiodactyla
Family: Balaenopteridae
Description:
Hair follicles arranged in noticeable, rounded bumps cover the dorsal ridge, which extends from the blowhole to the tip of the jaw, as well as the upper and bottom borders of the mouth. More than two thirds of the way down the back is where the dorsal fin is located. On each side of the upper jaw, there are 350–370 blackish-brown baleen plates. The tips of the broad flukes are pointy and serrated. A distinct median notch exists.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Swatch of no Ground
Environment:
Marine
Main References:
Karim MS and Uddin MM 2019 Swatch-of-no-ground marine protected area for sharks, dolphins, porpoises and whales: Legal and institutional challenges Marine Pollution Bulletin 139: 275–281
Other References:
Nishat AH, Imamul SM, Barua, Shuvashish P, Reza, Ali AHM, Khan, Moniruzzaman AS (2002) Bio-ecological Zones of Bangladesh IUCN Bangladesh Country Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xii+ 131 pp
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