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Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Catalog Data

Collector:
Arctic Fisheries Products  Search this
MV West Whale 8  Search this
Arne Borgen  Search this
Ocean/Sea/Gulf:
North Atlantic Ocean  Search this
Length - Total:
1940 cm
Sex:
Female
Place:
Newfoundland, Canada, North America, North Atlantic Ocean
Collection Date:
29 Sep 1971
Record Last Modified:
11 Jun 2021
Specimen Count:
1
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Eutheria, Cetacea, Mysticeti, Balaenopteridae
Published Name:
Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Other Numbers:
Whale Field Number 1 : D 168-71
Whale Number 2 : STR17532
USNM Number:
594492
See more items in:
Vertebrate Zoology
Mammals
Data Source:
NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38c33f5ff-c992-40b7-8fea-960eef3fca5e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhvz_13805381