- WhalesBalaenopteridae is a family of whales that includes six species, such as the minke, Bryde's, sei, fin, humpback, and blue whales. These whales vary in size, with the blue whale being the largest at 20-28 meters in length and almost 200,000 kg in weight1. Balaenopteridae is one of the four extant family-level clades within Mysticeti, which also includes Balaenidae, Neobalaenidae, and Eschirichtiidae2.Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.This family includes 6 species placed in 2 genera. It includes minke, Bryde's, sei, fin, humpback, and blue whales. These range in size from the relatively small minke whale, about 8-10 m in length, to the giant blue whale, at 20 - 28 m length and almost 200,000 kg weight.animaldiversity.org/accounts/Balaenopteridae/Based on morphology and molecular data, four extant family-level clades are recognized within Mysticeti: Balaenidae (bowhead and right whales), Neobalaenidae (pygmy right whales), Eschirichtiidae (gray whales), and Balaenopteridae (rorquals).en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balaenidae
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Rorquals are the largest group of baleen whales, comprising the family Balaenopteridae, which contains ten extant species in three genera. They include the largest known animal that has ever lived, the blue whale, which can reach 180 tonnes (200 short tons), and the fin whale, which reaches 120 tonnes (130 … See more
All members of the family have a series of longitudinal folds of skin running from below the mouth back to the navel (except the sei whale and common minke whale, which have shorter … See more
Formerly, the rorqual family Balaenopteridae was split into two subfamilies, the Balaenopterinae and the Megapterinae, … See more
Distribution is worldwide: the blue, fin, humpback, and the sei whales are found in all major oceans; the common (northern) and Antarctic (southern) minke whale species are … See more
As well as other methods, rorquals obtain prey by lunge-feeding on bait balls. Lunge feeding is an extreme feeding method, where the whale … See more
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Balaenoptera (from Latin balaena 'whale', and Ancient Greek πτερά (pterá) 'fin') is a genus of rorquals containing eight extant species. Balaenoptera comprises all but two of the extant species in its family (the humpback whale and gray whale); the genus is currently polyphyletic, with the two aforementioned species being phylogenetically nested within it.
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WEBBy Phil Myers. This family includes 6 species placed in 2 genera. It includes minke, Bryde's, sei, fin, humpback, and blue whales. These range in size from the relatively small minke whale, about 8-10 m in length, to the …
Humpback whale - Wikipedia
WEBHumpback whale. The humpback whale ( Megaptera novaeangliae) is a species of baleen whale. It is a rorqual (a member of the family Balaenopteridae) and is the only species in the genus Megaptera. …
Balaenoptera - Wikipedia
WEBBalaenoptera is een geslacht uit de familie der vinvissen (Balaenopteridae). Het geslacht omvat acht soorten walvissen, waaronder de twee grootste dieren die ooit op aarde …
Vinvissen - Wikipedia
WEBDe vinvissen (Balaenopteridae) vormen de grootste familie van baleinwalvissen. Er zijn negen soorten in twee geslachten, Balaenoptera (de echte vinvissen) en Megaptera (de …
Balaenopteridae | mammal family | Britannica
WEBFamily Balaenopteridae (rorquals and humpback whale)8 species in 2 genera. Skull broader and less arched than in Balaenidae; baleen plates shorter, broader, less …
Balaenoptera musculus - Society for Marine Mammalogy
WEBLearn about the blue whale, the largest animal ever to have existed, and its taxonomy, description, behavior, ecology, and conservation. The blue whale is a baleen whale in the family Balaenopteridae, which also …
Balaenopteridae - Animalia
WEBBalaenopteridae is a family of baleen whales with ten extant species in three genera. They are also known as rorquals, and include the largest animal ever, the blue whale, …
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WEBBlue whales, Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758), like all rorquals (Family Balaenopteridae, the family that includes the blue whale, Bryde’s whale, fin whale, humpback whale, minke whale, and sei whale), are …
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