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Balaenoptera acutorostrata |
Balaenoptera is a genus of Balaenopteridae, the Rorqual whales, and contains eight species. The species Balaenoptera omurai was published in 2003. Balaenoptera is the most diverse genus of its family, the only other member being the Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae.
Taxonomy
- Genus Balaenoptera
- Balaenoptera acutorostrata, Common Minke Whale
- Balaenoptera bonaerensis, Antarctic Minke Whale
- Balaenoptera borealis, Sei Whale
- Balaenoptera brydei, Bryde's Whale
- Balaenoptera edeni, Eden's Whale
- Balaenoptera musculus, Blue Whale
- Balaenoptera omurai
- Balaenoptera physalus, Fin Whale
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