Diet
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herring (Clupea harengus), sand lance (Ammodytes sp.) and other small fish, invertebrates (euphausiids)
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Distribution
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in all oceans
van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO).
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Distribution
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Antarctica/Southern Ocean; East Pacific; Eastern Atlantic Ocean; Indo-West Pacific; Western Atlantic Ocean
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Habitat
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Inshore on feeding and calving grounds, but high seas in transit between them.
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IUCN Red List Category
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Least Concern (LC)
IUCN (2008) Cetacean update of the 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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IUCN Red List Category
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subpopulation Arabian Sea humpback whale : Endangered (EN)
IUCN (2008) Cetacean update of the 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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IUCN Red List Category
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subpopulation Oceania humpback whale : Endangered (EN)
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Morphology
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Distinguishing characteristics: colour in the northern hemisphere is dark with white belly and on flippers, but southern hemisphere whales have more white. Sensory knobs on head. Lifts tail when diving. Variably curved dorsal fin midback on a hump. "Knuckles" or bumps along tail stock of thin whales. Flippers may reach length of 4.5 m (15'). Individuals recognized by underside of flukes and body scars/markings.
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