Concept information
Preferred term
Balaenoptera
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- Blue Whale
- Blue Whales
- Bryde's Whale
- Brydes Whale
- Bryde Whale
- Sei Whale
- Sei Whales
Scope note
- A genus of WHALES in the family Balaenopteridae, consisting of five species: Blue Whale, Bryde's Whale, FIN WHALE, Sei Whale, and MINKE WHALE. They are distinguished by a relatively slender body, a compressed tail stock, and a pointed snout.
History note
- 2006; use WHALES 1998-2005; for Blue Whale, Bryde's Whale, and Sei Whale use WHALES 1998-2005
In other languages
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Finnish
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Balaenoptera
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uurteisvalaiden heimo
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D050616
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