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Rorquals ( / ˈrɔːrkwəlz /) are the largest group of baleen whales, comprising the family Balaenopteridae, which contains ten extant species in three genera.
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The fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus), also known as the...
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Megaptera. Rorquals are the largest group of baleen whales,...
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The minke whale (/ ˈ m ɪ n k i /), or lesser rorqual, is a species complex of baleen whale. The two species of minke whale are the common (or northern) minke whale and the Antarctic (or southern) minke whale.
The sei whale ( / seɪ / SAY, [4] Norwegian: [sæɪ]; Balaenoptera borealis) is a baleen whale. It is one of ten rorqual species, and the third-largest member after the blue and fin whales. They can grow up to 19.5 m (64 ft) in length and weigh as much as 28 t (28 long tons; 31 short tons).
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Rorqual, (genus Balaenoptera), any of five particular species of baleen whales—specifically the blue whale, fin whale, sei whale, Bryde’s whale, and minke whale. The term is often extended to include the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangeliae), the only other member of the family Balaenopteridae,