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Balaenoptera (Baleen Whales)

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Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Scientific Name Balaenoptera
Taxonomic Rank Genus
Original Description Lacépède, 1804
Scientific Synonyms (since 1950)
Common Name
Baleen Whales
All Common Names English: rorquals, finback whales, baleen whales
Taxonomic Parents Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Chordata
    Subphylum: Vertebrata
      Class: Mammalia
        Subclass: Theria
          Infraclass: Eutheria
            Order: Cetacea
              Suborder: Mysticeti
                Family: Balaenopteridae
Taxonomic Children Species: Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Species: Balaenoptera bonaerensis
Species: Balaenoptera borealis
Species: Balaenoptera brydei
Species: Balaenoptera edeni
Species: Balaenoptera musculus
Species: Balaenoptera physalus
Taxonomic # 180523
Taxonomic data is courtesy of the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Map of OBIS-SEAMAP Data Points

Existing observations across multiple datasets within OBIS-SEAMAP are indicated with red points.
Species distributions (pink background polygon if present) were digitized by Kristin Kaschner as part of the Sea Around Us Project predominantly from Jefferson et al (1993).

Reference
Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood, and M.A. Webber. 1993. FAO species identification guide. Marine mammals of the world. Rome, FAO. 1993.320. p. 587 figs.

Relevant OBIS-SEAMAP Datasets (# sets: 49)
BLM Cetacean and Turtle Assessment Program (CETAP) AIR Sightings
BLM Cetacean and Turtle Assessment Program (CETAP) OPP Sightings
BLM Cetacean and Turtle Assessment Program (CETAP) SHIP Sightings
Harbor Porpoise Survey 1991 (AJ91-02)
Harbor Porpoise Survey 1992 (AJ92-01)
Indian Ocean Marine Bird and Mammal Survey, 2004
Marine Mammal Abundance Survey - Leg 1
Marine Mammal Survey PE 95-02
MMS Aerial Surveys for Seabirds and Mammals, Oregon and Washington
MMS Central/Northern California Low-altitude birds and mammals
MMS Oregon/Washington Miller Freeman Cruise (Birds)
NEFSC Aerial Circle-Back Abundance Survey 2004
NEFSC Aerial Survey - Experimental 2002
NEFSC Aerial Survey - Summer 1995
NEFSC Aerial Survey - Summer 1998
NEFSC aj9902
NEFSC Mid-Atlantic Marine Mammal Abundance Survey 2004
NEFSC Survey 1998 1
NEFSC Survey 1998 2
NOAA Atlantic Cetacean Survey 1992; Sightings
NOAA Eastern Gulf of Mexico Marine Mammal Survey 1994; Sightings
NOAA Gulf of Mexico Marine Mammal Survey 1992; Sightings
NOAA Gulf of Mexico Marine Mammal Survey 1994; Sightings
NOAA Oceanic Gulf of Mexico Cetacean Survey 1996; Sightings
NOAA Oceanic Gulf of Mexico Cetacean Survey 2001; Sightings
NOAA Southeast Cetacean Aerial Survey 1995; Sightings
SEFSC Caribbean Survey 2000 (6)
Summer Marine Mammal Survey 1995 (AJ-95-01 Part II)
SWFSC Cetacean Acoustic Detection and Dive Interval Studies (1601)
SWFSC Cetacean Sightings during a Marine Mammal Survey in the Eastern Tropical Pacific (1468)
SWFSC Cetacean Sightings during a Marine Mammal Survey in the Eastern Tropical Pacific (1508)
SWFSC Cetacean Sightings during a Marine Mammal Survey in the Eastern Tropical Pacific (1509)
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey in the Eastern Tropical Pacific (1467)
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey of the California Coast (1426)
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey of the Eastern Tropical Pacific (1080)
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey of the Eastern Tropical Pacific (1081)
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey of the Eastern Tropical Pacific (1164)
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey of the Eastern Tropical Pacific (1165)
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey of the Eastern Tropical Pacific (1267)
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey of the Eastern Tropical Pacific (1268)
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey of the Eastern Tropical Pacific (1369)
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey of the Eastern Tropical Pacific (1370)
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey of the Eastern Tropical Pacific (989)
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey of the Eastern Tropical Pacific (990)
SWFSC Oregon, California and Washington Line-Transect Experiment (Orcawale) (1604)
SWFSC Oregon, California and Washington Line-Transect Experiment (Orcawale) (1605)
UK Royal Navy Marine Mammal Observations
UNCW Marine Mammal Sightings, Southeastern US 1998-1999
UNCW Marine Mammal Sightings, Southeastern US 2001

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