Gray whale
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phylum | Chordata | The gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) is a baleen whale that migrates between feeding and breeding grounds yearly. It reaches a length of 14.9 m (49 ft), a weight of 36 tonnes (35 long tons; 40 short tons), and lives 50–70 years. The common name of the whale comes from the gray patches and white mottling on its dark skin. Gray whales were once called devil fish because of their fighting behavior when hunted.
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class | Mammalia | |
infraclass | Eutheria | |
order | Cetacea | |
suborder | Mysticeti | |
family | Eschrichtiidae | |
genus | Eschrichtius | |
species | E. robustus |