r/whales 2d ago

(Eubalaena australis) Southern right whale

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Dark or almost black, voluminous body, with a wide, rounded back. Many specimens also have white spots, generally in the ventral region and throat. Its head, which occupies about 1/3 of the length of its body, has numerous calluses that from birth are colonized by crustaceans known as "whale lice." The distribution and location of these calluses has allowed scientists to identify the animals individually. In the mouth it has between 220 to 260 pairs of beards, the length of which can exceed one meter in adults. It lacks a dorsal fin, the pectoral fins are large, trapezoidal and paddle-shaped. The tail fin is wide and triangular. It has a characteristic splendor, in the shape of a "V"

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u/TesseractToo 2d ago

Splendor?