Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
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type: Label
aphia ID: 137092
scientific name ID: 137092
scientific name ID: urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137092
scientific name: Megaptera novaeangliae
authorship: (Borowski, 1781)
scientific name authorship: (Borowski, 1781)
full scientific name: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
scientific name: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
bibliographic citation: Fordyce, E.; Perrin, W.F. (2026). World Cetacea Database. Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137092 on 2026-02-11
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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has status: accepted
is of rank: Species
taxon rank: Species
source: Gemeinnüzzige Naturschichte des Tierreichs
source: Marine fauna and flora of Bermuda: a systematic guide to the identification of marine organisms
source: Ballenas, delfines y otros cetáceos del Perú. Una fuente de información
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/1406
source: Cetacea
source: Marine mammals of the world. Systematics and distribution
source: Catalog of Living Whales
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/127090
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/127093
source: Encyclopedia of marine mammals. Second edition.
source: Megaptera novaeangliae
source: Orcaella brevirostris
source: Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals
source: Mammals (Vertebrata: Mammalia) of the Gulf of Mexico
source: [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]
source: First record of a Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) in the Tyrrhenian Sea (Cetacea Balaenopteridae)
source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
source: Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery
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accepted
type: Concept
type: Status
definition: Valid name (ICZN) or name considered to be taxonomically correct (ICBN)
taxonomic status: accepted
nomenclatural status: valid

Species
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type: Rank

Gemeinnüzzige Naturschichte des Tierreichs
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Borowski, G. H. (1781). Gemeinnüzzige Naturschichte des Tierreichs. G. L. Lange, Berlin and Stralsund. 2: 1-196.
is accessible for free: 1
date published: 1781

Marine fauna and flora of Bermuda: a systematic guide to the identification of marine organisms
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Sterrer, W. (1986). Marine fauna and flora of Bermuda: a systematic guide to the identification of marine organisms. Wiley-Interscience Publication. Wiley. 742 pp (Nemertini part).
date published: 1986

Ballenas, delfines y otros cetáceos del Perú. Una fuente de información
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Reyes, J. (2009). Ballenas, delfines y otros cetáceos del Perú. Una fuente de información. Lima- Perú. Squema-Ediciones. 160 pp.
date published: 2009

https://aphia.org/id/source/1406
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 375-376
source: https://marineinfo.org/id/publication/61332
is accessible for free: 1
date published: 2001

Cetacea
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Mead, J. G.; Brownell, R. L. Jr. (2005). Cetacea. In Wilson, D.E. & D.M. Reeder (eds). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp. 723--743.
date published: 2005

Marine mammals of the world. Systematics and distribution
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Rice, D. W. (1998). Marine mammals of the world. Systematics and distribution. Society for Marine Mammalogy Special Publication. 4.
date published: 1998

Catalog of Living Whales
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Hershkovitz, P. (1966). Catalog of Living Whales. Bulletin of the United States National Museum. (246): 1-259.
source: si.03629236.246
date published: 1966

https://aphia.org/id/source/127090
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Jefferson, T. A., M. A. Webber and R. L. Pitman. (2008). Marine mammals of the world. Academic Press, Amsterdam.
date published: 2008

https://aphia.org/id/source/127093
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Encyclopedia of marine mammals. Second edition.
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Perrin, W.F.; Würsig, B.; Thewissen, J.G.M. (2009). Encyclopedia of marine mammals. Second edition. Academic Press: London. ISBN 978-0-12-373553-9. xxix, 1316 pp.
source: https://marineinfo.org/id/publication/192436
date published: 2009

Megaptera novaeangliae
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Clapham, P. J. and J. G. Mead. (1999). Megaptera novaeangliae. Mammalian Species 604:1--9.
date published: 1999

Orcaella brevirostris
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Stacey, P. J. and P. W. Arnold. (1999). Orcaella brevirostris. Mammalian Species 616:1--8.
date published: 1999

Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 431-554.
date published: 2009

Mammals (Vertebrata: Mammalia) of the Gulf of Mexico
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Schmidly, D. J. and B. Würsig. 2009. Mammals (Vertebrata: Mammalia) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1343–1352 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
date published: 2009

[Checklist of marine biota of China seas]
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
source: https://marineinfo.org/id/publication/210242
date published: 2008

First record of a Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) in the Tyrrhenian Sea (Cetacea Balaenopteridae)
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Maio, N.; Maione, V.; Sgammato, R. (2016). First record of a Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) in the Tyrrhenian Sea (Cetacea Balaenopteridae). Biodiversity Journal. 7(1): 33-38.
is accessible for free: 1
date published: 2016

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
source: https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/49
is accessible for free: 1

Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. Scientific Data. 10(1).
source: s41597-023-02745-4
source: https://marineinfo.org/id/publication/380391
is accessible for free: 1
date published: 2023

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Megaptera novaeangliae
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Megaptera novaeangliae
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Megaptera novaeangliae
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Megaptera novaeangliae
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Megaptera novaeangliae - humpback whale
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Humpback whale
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subject: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
rights holder: https://marineinfo.org/id/person/10932
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
format: JPEG
description: Humpback whale in the Southern Ocean. Taken on ANT XXII/3 of RV Polarstern (Jan-Mar 2005)
created: 2006-07-24 16:40:17.583

Van Beneden & Gervais (1880, pl. 09)
type: ImageObject
subject: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
rights holder: Delahaye in Van Beneden & Gervais (1880)
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
format: JPEG
created: 2008-06-02 15:44:15.047

Van Beneden & Gervais (1880, pl. 10 & 11)
type: ImageObject
subject: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
rights holder: Delahaye in Van Beneden & Gervais (1880)
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
format: JPEG
created: 2008-06-02 15:55:39.297

Megaptera novaeangliae
type: ImageObject
subject: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
rights holder: Collection Georges Declercq
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
format: JPEG
created: 2009-02-15 11:07:40.700

Megaptera novaeangliae
type: ImageObject
subject: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
rights holder: Collection Georges Declercq
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
format: JPEG
created: 2009-02-15 11:08:25.980

Megaptera novaeangliae & Eubalaena australis
type: ImageObject
subject: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
rights holder: Collection Georges Declercq
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
format: JPEG
created: 2009-02-15 11:09:08.903

Feeding humpback whales
type: ImageObject
subject: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
rights holder: Michael Heithaus
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
format: JPEG
description: Photograph by Michael Heithaus
created: 2009-03-11 16:43:11.507

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
type: ImageObject
subject: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
rights holder: NOAA NMFS SWFSC PRD
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
format: JPEG
created: 2009-05-02 00:22:24.213

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
type: ImageObject
subject: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
rights holder: NOAA NMFS SWFSC PRD
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
format: JPEG
created: 2009-05-02 00:37:09.993

Megaptera novaeangliae
type: ImageObject
subject: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
rights holder: Collection VLIZ
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
format: JPEG
created: 2010-06-10 11:36:23.093

Megaptera novaeangliae
type: ImageObject
subject: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
rights holder: Collection VLIZ
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
format: JPEG
created: 2010-06-10 11:36:33.593

Megaptera novaeangliae
type: ImageObject
subject: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
rights holder: Collection VLIZ
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
format: JPEG
created: 2010-06-10 11:36:44.007

Humpback whale surfacing
type: ImageObject
subject: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
rights holder: Hilary Moors
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
format: JPEG
description: Humpback whale surfacing, taken at the Stone Fence in the Laurentian Channel.
created: 2011-02-10 20:53:50.567

Humpback whale spyhopping
type: ImageObject
subject: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
rights holder: Hilary Moors
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
format: JPEG
description: Humpback whale spyhopping, taken off Digby Neck, Nova Scotia
created: 2011-02-10 20:54:50.610

Humpback whale fluke
type: ImageObject
subject: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
rights holder: Hilary Moors
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
format: JPEG
description: Humpback whale diving, taken off Digby Neck, Nova Scotia
created: 2011-02-10 20:55:38.460

Racovitza (1903, pl. 3)
type: ImageObject
subject: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/380508
rights holder: E. G. Racovitza
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
format: JPEG
created: 2011-07-26 09:43:35.310

Humpback whale - dorsal fin
type: ImageObject
subject: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
rights holder: https://marineinfo.org/id/person/23344
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
format: JPEG
description: Profile of hump and fin, seen off of Belle Isle.
created: 2011-09-04 18:12:00.583

Megaptera novaeangliae
type: ImageObject
subject: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
rights holder: VLIZ Collection
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
format: JPEG
created: 2012-02-05 14:41:35.693

Megaptera novaeangliae
type: ImageObject
subject: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
rights holder: VLIZ Collection
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
format: JPEG
created: 2012-03-14 10:38:07.693

Megaptera novaeangliae
type: ImageObject
subject: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
rights holder: VLIZ Collection
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
format: JPEG
created: 2012-03-14 10:38:18.877

Megaptera novaeangliae
type: ImageObject
subject: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
rights holder: VLIZ Collection
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
format: JPEG
created: 2012-03-14 10:38:28.720

Megaptera novaeangliae
type: ImageObject
subject: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
rights holder: Collection VLIZ
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
format: JPEG
created: 2019-03-27 09:10:38.727

Distribution for Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) - Mediterranean Sea
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/1905
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/1905
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/1406

Distribution for Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) - North West Atlantic
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/7135
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/7135
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/2901

Distribution for Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) - North West Atlantic
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/7135
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/7135
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/1406

Distribution for Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) - Pacific Ocean
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/1903
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/1903
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/163031

Distribution for Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) - Gulf of Mexico
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/4288
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/4288
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/401228

Distribution for Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) - European waters (ERMS scope)
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/7130
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/7130
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/1406

Distribution for Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) - Gulf of St. Lawrence
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/4290
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/4290
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/151497

Distribution for Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) - Madagascar
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/7963
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/7963
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/2986

Distribution for Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) - Madagascar
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/7963
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/7963
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/6208

Distribution for Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) - Greek Exclusive Economic Zone
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/5679
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/5679
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/142068

Distribution for Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) - Comoran Exclusive Economic Zone
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8334
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8334
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/2986

Distribution for Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) - Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8337
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8337
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/2986

Distribution for Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) - Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8337
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8337
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/6208

Distribution for Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) - Réunion Exclusive Economic Zone
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8338
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8338
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/2986

Distribution for Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) - Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8347
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8347
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/2986

Distribution for Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) - Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8347
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8347
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/6208

Distribution for Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) - Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8349
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8349
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/2986

Distribution for Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) - Somali Exclusive Economic Zone
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8350
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8350
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/2986

Distribution for Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) - Azores Exclusive Economic Zone
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8361
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8361
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/149079

Distribution for Megaptera nodosa Bonnaterre, 1789 - Danish Exclusive Economic Zone (Greenland)
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/148737
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8438
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8438
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/1619

Distribution for Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) - New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8455
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8455
source: Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals

Distribution for Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) - Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8479
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8479
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/2986

Distribution for Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) - Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/3293
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/3293
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/141792

Distribution for Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) - Subantarctic Waters
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/17958
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/17958

Distribution for Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) - Gulf of Maine
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8940
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8940
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/2901

Distribution for Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) - World Oceans
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/1901
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/1901

Distribution for Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) - Antarctica
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8588
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8588

Distribution for Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) - Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8343
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8343
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/2986

Distribution for Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) - Western Indian Ocean
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/21773
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/21773
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/305199

Distribution for Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) - St. Lawrence Estuary
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/23554
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/23554
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/151497

Distribution for Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) - Lamu
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/15182
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/15182
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/164096