Moby Dick | |
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Moby Dick character | |
![]() Moby Dick with his head out of the water and breaking a boat in half with his jaws | |
Created by | Herman Melville |
Based on | Mocha Dick |
In-universe information | |
Species | Sperm whale |
Gender | Male |
Moby Dick is a fictional white sperm whale and the primary antagonist in Herman Melville's 1851 novel Moby-Dick. Melville based the whale on an albino whale of that period, Mocha Dick.