Physeter catodon

Order: Cetacea > Family: Physeteridae > Genus: Physeter > Species: Physeter catodon

Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1:76.

"Habitat in Oceano Septentrionali.", restricted to Netherlands, Middenpiat by Husson and Holthuis (1974).

Head and body: 12.0 - 20.0 m
Tail length: 4000-4500 mm
Weight: 35000-50000 kg

This unique whale is the species that was featured in the classic novel Moby Dick.Pectoral fin, 2000 mm

1. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:953-958.