Balaenopteridae
Balaenoptera bonaerensis Burmeister, 1867
Balaenoptera bonaerensis Burmeister, 1867
Balaenoptera bonaerensis, the Antarctic minke whale, is a common baleen whale primarily found in the Southern Hemisphere Southern Ocean.
Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède, 1804
Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède, 1804
Balaenoptera acutorostrata, the common minke whale, is a small baleen whale targeted by modern whaling with a disjointed global distribution.
Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
This is a full description of the blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus, covering its anatomy, behavior, and reproduction.
Balaenoptera edeni Anderson, 1879
Balaenoptera edeni Anderson, 1879
Balaenoptera edeni (Eden's whale) is often confused with Bryde's whale, with documented reproduction details for Bryde's whales.
Balaenoptera borealis Lesson, 1828
Balaenoptera borealis Lesson, 1828
This is a detailed physical and biological description of the sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis Lesson, 1828) covering range, reproduction, and identification.
Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Fin whale is the second largest baleen whale, found across major oceans, classified as Vulnerable by IUCN after heavy whaling.
Balaenoptera edeni brydei Olsen, 1913
Balaenoptera edeni brydei Olsen, 1913
This subspecies, Bryde's whale, differs anatomically from Eden's whales, and has a documented reproductive schedule.
Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
Megaptera novaeangliae, the humpback whale, is a widely distributed migratory baleen whale with distinct physical and behavioral traits.
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