Pygmy blue whale - Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Scientific Name Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda
Author Ichihara, 1966
Taxonomic Rank Subspecies
Taxonomic # 612605
Common Names English: Pygmy Blue Whale
Taxonomic Parents Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Chordata
    Subphylum: Vertebrata
      Class: Mammalia
        Subclass: Theria
          Infraclass: Eutheria
            Order: Cetacea
              Suborder: Mysticeti
                Family: Balaenopteridae
                  Genus: Balaenoptera
                    Species: Balaenoptera musculus
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Synonyms (since 1950)
Taxonomic data is courtesy of the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

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ITIS#612605
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Years1970
Latitudes-34.74 - -15.89
Longitudes-4.63 - 138.50