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... > Eukaryota > Animals > Chordata > Vertebrates > Mammals > Eutheria > Cetacea > Whales > Balaenoptera > Minke Whale

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Minke Whale  

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Entry terms

  • Balaenoptera acutorostrata

Scope note

  • The species Balaenoptera acutorostrata, in the family Balaenopteridae. It is the smallest of the WHALES in the family and though mainly oceanic, is often found in coastal waters including bays and estuaries.

History note

  • 2006; use WHALES 1998-2005

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D050636

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