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Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Catalog Data

Bay/Sound:
Chesapeake Bay  Search this
Collector:
Susan G. Barco  Search this
W. M. Swingle  Search this
Ocean/Sea/Gulf:
North Atlantic Ocean, Chesapeake Bay  Search this
Length - Total:
1635 cm
Sex:
Female
Place:
Virginia Beach, Fort Story Beach., Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States, North America, North Atlantic Ocean
Collection Date:
12 Mar 1994
Record Last Modified:
20 Mar 2025
Specimen Count:
1
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Eutheria, Cetacea, Mysticeti, Balaenopteridae
Published Name:
Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Other Numbers:
Whale Field Number 1 : 941010
Other Number : MME9917
USNM Number:
594508
See more items in:
Vertebrate Zoology
Mammals
Data Source:
NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39f131f36-0c42-4769-942f-064ad70747e3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhvz_7212192