Balaenoptera musculus
Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus 1758) [Balaena] musculus Linnaeus 1758, Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 76. Type Locality: UK, Scotland, Firth of Forth ("Habitat in Mari Scotico"). Vernacular Names: Blue Whale. Synonyms: Balaenoptera sulfurous Cope 1869. Subspecies:: Subspecies Balaenoptera...
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| Summary: | Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus 1758) [Balaena] musculus Linnaeus 1758, Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 76. Type Locality: UK, Scotland, Firth of Forth ("Habitat in Mari Scotico"). Vernacular Names: Blue Whale. Synonyms: Balaenoptera sulfurous Cope 1869. Subspecies:: Subspecies Balaenoptera musculus subsp. musculus Linnaeus 1758 Subspecies Balaenoptera musculus subsp. brevicauda Ichihara 1966 Subspecies Balaenoptera musculus subsp. indica Blyth 1859 Subspecies Balaenoptera musculus subsp. intermedia Burmeister 1871 Distribution: Worldwide: arctic to tropical waters. Conservation: 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). Discussion: 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). Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Cetacea, pp. 723-743 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 725, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 |
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