Humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, are well known for their long ìpectoralî fins, which can be up to 15 feet (4.6 m) in length. The barnacles you see here, Coronula diadema, are only found on humpback whales, although there is speculation that they may also be present on sperm whales and finback whales, Hawaii.


Searchable keywords

Find the right images by checking multiple keywords below:

  • Balaenopteridae
  • Cetacea
  • Coronula
  • Coronula diadema
  • Crustacea
  • Diadema
  • Hawaii
  • Hawaiʻi
  • Megaptera
  • Megaptera novaeangliae
  • Mysticeti
  • Oceania
  • Pacific
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Polynesia
  • USA
  • United States
  • adult
  • animal
  • baby
  • baleen whale
  • barnacle
  • breach
  • breaching
  • calf
  • caudal fin
  • cetacean
  • crustacean
  • fin
  • fins
  • fluke
  • horizontal
  • horizontal format
  • humpback whale
  • invertebrate
  • jump
  • jumping
  • juvenile
  • leap
  • leaping
  • lunge
  • mammal
  • maneuverability
  • marine mammal
  • mother
  • pectoral
  • rorqual
  • tail
  • tail fin
  • whale
  • whale tail
  • whalebone whale
  • wild
  • wild animal
  • wildlife
  • young

Image ID: 0191966-DFL.jpg

Humpback Whale | Megaptera novaeangliae

Humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, are well known for their long ìpectoralî fins, which can be up to 15 feet (4.6 m) in length. The barnacles you see here, Coronula diadema, are only found on humpback whales, although there is speculation that they may also be present on sperm whales and finback whales, Hawaii.
Credit to: Blue Planet Archive / David B. Fleetham

Image dimensions: 6720x4480

URL for this image: https://pictures.blueplanetarchive.com/image/I0000M9u3Y0GQSac

Add to Lightbox Download Image Contact us about this image
License image
Buy art prints


Contained in galleries: Humpback Whale