How big does the Bowhead Whale get?

The Bowhead Whale grows to about 18 m.

Bowhead Whale

Balaena mysticetus

Group: Whale
Max size: 18 m
IUCN status: LC

An arctic whale that lives its whole life among the pack ice, sieving krill and copepods through baleen plates longer than a person. Centuries of hunting cut its numbers hard, and though now largely protected it still faces small scale subsistence catches.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Cetartiodactyla › Balaenidae › Balaena

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 137086.

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How big does the Bowhead Whale get?: The Bowhead Whale grows to about 18 m.