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Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacepede, 1804

Catalog Data

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:
North Atlantic Ocean  Search this
Length - Total:
305 cm
Sex:
Unknown
Place:
Nantucket Island, Near Smiths Point, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic Ocean
Collection Date:
Jun 1887
Record Last Modified:
8 Dec 2017
Specimen Count:
1
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Eutheria, Cetacea, Mysticeti, Balaenopteridae
Published Name:
Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacepede, 1804
Balaenoptera acutorostrata acutorostrata
Other Numbers:
Whale Field Number 1 : No Number
USNM Number:
STR312
See more items in:
Vertebrate Zoology
Mammals
Data Source:
NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f821295d-3aa1-4cd0-b196-dc94221e3fe9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhvz_7516776