GREAT INADIAN FIN WHALE
Local Name : Muggermachchh
Physical measurements & life cycle:
Length : Female-17.7-22.0 m Male-24-27 m
Weight : 30-80 tons.
Maturity : 6-7 years
Description
This Fin whale has shorter flippers (i.e., about 1/9th of the total length). Its body is bluish grey from above and whitish from below. About 1/3rd of the baleen plates from snout on right side are whitish while the remaining plates are blue grey. There are 60-90 ventral grooves.
Food
Carnivorous. It feeds on poo prawns and other crustaceans.
Distribution
Gulf of Kachchh, Gulf of Khambhat and other marine habitats.
Habitat
It is an inhabitant of the vas uado
This is the second largest marine mammal that has been recorded in the state. Like Blue whale, this species too is a baleen whale that feeds on planktons etc. using filter-feeding technique. It was recorded in the state in 1847, 1919 and 1943.
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