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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 The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is a marine mammal and a baleen whale. Reaching a maximum confirmed length of 29.9 meters (98 ft) and weighing up to 199 tonnes (196 long tons; 219 short tons), it is the largest animal known ever to have existed. The blue whale's long and slender body can be of various shades of greyish-blue dorsally and somewhat lighter underneath. Four
Wikipedia · Text under CC-BY-SA license- Family: Balaenopteridae
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Genus: Balaenoptera
- Species: B. musculus
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WebBalaenoptera. Balaenoptera is een geslacht uit de familie der vinvissen (Balaenopteridae). Het geslacht omvat acht soorten walvissen, waaronder de twee grootste dieren die ooit …
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WebApr 17, 2024 · Learn about the blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus), the largest animal ever to have lived, a species of baleen whale that feeds on krill and lives in all oceans. Find out its characteristics, distribution, …
- See more on en.wikipedia.orgOn 21 February 1819, Swedish-born German naturalist Karl Rudolphi initially identified a 9.8 m (32 ft) whale stranded near Grömitz, in Schleswig-Holstein, as Balaena rostrata (Balaenoptera acutorostrata). In 1823, the French naturalist Georges Cuvier described Rudolphi's specimen under the name "rorqual du Nord…
- Family: Balaenopteridae
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Genus: Balaenoptera
- Species: B. borealis
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WebJul 27, 2023 · Scientific Name: Balaenoptera musculus; Order: Artiodactyla; Family: Balaenopteridae; Length: Up to 30 meters (98 feet) Weight: Up to 200,000 kg (440,925 …
WebLearn about the blue whale, the largest animal ever to have lived on Earth, and its diet, behavior, vocalization, and lifespan. Find out how it was hunted to the brink of extinction and how it is recovering today.
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WebFeb 29, 2024 · Learn about the blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus), the largest animal that has ever lived. Find out where they live, what they eat, how they communicate and …
WebLearn about the blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus), the largest animal on Earth, and its conservation status, distribution, behavior, and threats. Find out how NOAA Fisheries and its partners are working to protect and …
Minke whale - IWC
WebThere are two recognized species of minke whales with partially overlapping ranges: The Common minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), and the Antarctic minke whale (B. …
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