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See all on WikipediaBalaenoptera (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 … See more
The genus Balaenoptera contains the following extant species and subspecies:
• Common minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)
• Antarctic minke whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) See more• Media related to Balaenoptera at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Balaenoptera at Wikispecies See moreWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license WEBThe blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is a marine mammal and a baleen whale. Reaching a maximum confirmed length of 29.9 meters …
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WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Balaena Linnaeus, 1758
WEBSpecies Balaena mysticetus Linnaeus, 1758. Species Balaena albicans Muller, 1776 accepted as Delphinapterus leucas (Pallas, 1776) (synonym) Species Balaena …
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Balaenids are large whales, with an average adult length of 15 to 17 metres (45–50 feet), and weighing 50-80 tonnes. Their principle distinguishing feature is their narrow, arched, upper jaw, which gives the animals a deeply curved jawline. This shape allows for especially long baleen plates. The animals utilise these by ram feeding, swimming at or near the surface with their mouth open f…
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
WEBEstablished in 1964, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species has evolved to become the world’s most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of …
WEBThe North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica) is a very large, thickset baleen whale species that is extremely rare and endangered. On average and maximum weight, they …
A really big fossil whale - Nature
WEBAug 2, 2023 · Until now it had been assumed that the blue whale ( Balaenoptera musculus) holds the record for the largest body size. However, writing in Nature, Bianucci et al. 1 …
(PDF) Balaenoptera omurai is a newly discovered …
WEBNov 1, 2006 · Balaenoptera omurai, formerly classified as a small form of Bryde's whale, was recently reclassified as a new baleen whale species of the family Balaenopteridae.
WEBThe Balaenopteridae, commonly called the rorquals (referring to their throat grooves, from the Norwegian for grooved whales, røyrkval), which include fin whales (Balaenoptera …
Eubalaena japonica (Lacépède, 1818) - World Register of Marine …
WEBEubalaena japonica (Lacépède, 1818). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=254974 on 2024 …
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