RAS attribute details

26.8
m
maximum
length
adult
female
North Pacific
Perrin, W.F.; Würsig, B.; Thewissen, J.G.M. (2009). Encyclopedia of marine mammals. Second edition. Academic Press: London. ISBN 978-0-12-373553-9. xxix, 1316 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
On average, Southern Hemisphere blue whales are larger than those in the Northern Hemisphere. In the North Pacific females of 26,8 m and 27,1 m have been recorded. For maximum size descriptions, female measurements are used because female baleen whales are larger than males.
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Perrin, William