Bryde’s whale can reach lengths of 40–55 feet (12–17 m) and weigh up to 90,000 pounds (41,000 kg). Males are usually slightly smaller than females.
The Bryde’s whale is a baleen whale (rorqual.) It has twin blowholes with a low splashguard to the front. Like other rorquals it has no teeth but has two rows of baleen plates.
The head of Bryde's whales makes up about 25% of the body, with relatively large eyes. Each side of the mouth features 250-410 coarse gray baleen plates up to 40 centimetres (16 in) long. 40-70 ventral pleats are located on the animal's underside. Omura's whales have 180-210 baleen plates on each side and 80-90 ventral pleats.
Bryde's whale is unique amongst rorquals in that it has three longitudinal ridges on its rostrum, from the tip of the snout back to the blowhole. Sei whales, with which they are often mistaken, like other rorquals, have a single median ridge. Omura's whales have no ridges.
These whales have an erect, curved, pointed, "falcate" dorsal fin located far down its back and broad flukes. The dorsal fin is visible at the surface. The broad, centrally notched tail flukes never break the surface. The flippers are small and slender.
Bryde's whales color varies: the back is generally dark grey or blue to black. The ventral area is a lighter cream, shading to greyish purple on the belly. Some have a number of whitish-grey spots, which may be scars from parasites or shark attacks. Omuras have asymmetrical head coloring, similar to fin whales.

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