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--> FAMILY Balaenopteridae
--> GENUS Balaenoptera
SPECIES Balaenoptera musculus
| Author: | Linnaeus, 1758. | | Citation: | Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1: 76. | | Common Name: | Blue Whale | | Type Locality: | UK, Scotland, Firth of Forth ("Habitat in Mari Scotico"). | | Distribution: | Worldwide: arctic to tropical waters. | | Status: | CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Endangered as B. m. intermedia, Data Deficient as B. m. brevicauda; Endangered as B. musculus except – Vulnerable (North Atlantic stock), Lower Risk (cd) (North Pacific stock). | | Comments: | Reviewed by Yochem and Leatherwood (1985). Rice (1998:78) recognized B. m. musculus (Northern Blue Whale), B. m. indica (Great Indian Rorqual), B. m. brevicauda (Pygmy Blue Whale) and B. m. intermedia (Southern Blue Whale). |
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