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The gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus), [1] also known as the grey whale, [5] is a baleen whale that migrates between feeding and breeding grounds yearly. It reaches a length of 14.9 meters (49 ft), a weight of up to 41 tonnes (90,000 lb) and lives between 55 and 70 years, although one female was estimated to be 75–80 years of age.
Eschrichtiidae or the gray whales is a family of baleen whale (Parvorder Mysticeti) with a single extant species, the gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus), as well as four described fossil genera: Archaeschrichtius (), Glaucobalaena and Eschrichtioides from Italy, [1] [2] and Gricetoides from the Pliocene of North Carolina. [3]
Eschrichtius is a genus of baleen whale containing two species: the gray whale (E. robustus) and the extinct Akishima whale (E. akishimaensis). [2] References
Genus Megaptera Gray, 1846 – one species Common name Scientific name Status Population Distribution Size Picture Humpback whale: Megaptera novaeangliae Borowski, 1781: LC: 84,000 25–30 t (28–33 short tons) Genus Eschrichtius Gray, 1864 – one species Common name Scientific name Status Population Distribution Size Picture Gray whale
A gray whale extinct from the Atlantic for more than 200 years was spotted off the New England coast last week in an “incredibly rare event,” the New England Aquarium said.
Growing to about 49 feet, gray whales are among the top 10 largest baleen cetaceans. There are an estimated 26,000 in eastern North Pacific Ocean. Rare gray whale seen off Nantucket is good and ...
Articles related to the Eschrichtiidae (gray whales), a family of baleen whale (Parvorder Mysticeti) with a single extant species, the gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus), as well as three described fossil genera.
A segment of the gray whale population is listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. The entire species once faced a risk of extinction because of commercial hunting. Once common ...