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Family: Balaenopteridae rorquals, finback whales



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Circumglobal
Max. Length 1070 cm TL
Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède, 1804

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Balaenoptera acutorostrata
[Northern minke whale]
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Max. Length 890 cm TL
 
Balaenoptera bonaerensis
[Antarctic minke whale]

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Circumglobal
Max. Length 1800 cm TL
Balaenoptera borealis Lesson, 1828

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Balaenoptera borealis
[Sei whale]

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Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
Max. Length 1560 cm TL
Balaenoptera brydei Olsen, 1913

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Balaenoptera brydei
[Bryde's whale]

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Atlantic Ocean and Indo-P
Max. Length 1550 cm TL
Balaenoptera edeni Anderson, 1879

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Balaenoptera edeni
[Eden's whale]

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North Atlantic and North
Max. Length 3300 cm TL
Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Balaenoptera musculus
[Blue whale]
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Balaenoptera omurai
[]

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Circumglobal except the A
Max. Length 2700 cm TL
Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Balaenoptera physalus
[Fin whale]
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Balaenoptera ricei
[Rice’s whale]

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Circumglobal. [Arabian S
Max. Length 1889.8 cm TL
Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)

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Megaptera novaeangliae
[Humpback whale]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Balaenoptera acutorostrata Northern minke whale Circumglobal 1070 TL 1804
Balaenoptera bonaerensis Antarctic minke whale Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc 890 TL 1867
Balaenoptera borealis Sei whale Circumglobal 1800 TL 1828
Balaenoptera brydei Bryde's whale Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc 1560 TL 1913
Balaenoptera edeni Eden's whale Atlantic Ocean and Indo-P 1550 TL 1879
Balaenoptera musculus Blue whale North Atlantic and North 3300 TL 1758
Balaenoptera omurai Indo-West Pacific 2003
Balaenoptera physalus Fin whale Circumglobal except the A 2700 TL 1758
Balaenoptera ricei Rice’s whale Western Central Atlantic 2021
Megaptera novaeangliae Humpback whale Circumglobal. [Arabian S 1889.8 TL 1781



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