gray whale
Eschrichtius robustus (Lilljeborg, 1861)
View the strategy >Also known as: Gray whale
| Additional Common Names: | Gray whale |
| Scientific Name: | Eschrichtius robustus (Lilljeborg, 1861) |
| Type: | animal |
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern |
| Parent: | Eschrichtius |
| Taxon: | Species |
| Last Taxonomic Scrutiny: | 28-Oct-2003 |
| Natural History: | Gray whales are primarily bottom feeders and are thus restricted to shallow continental shelf waters for feeding. They are largely coastal although they do feed at greater distances from shore on the shallow shelf of the Bering and Chukchi seas. Gray w |
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