Bryde's whale
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Bryde's whale, or the Bryde's whale complex, putatively comprises three species of rorqual and possibly four. The "complex" means the number and classification remain unclear because of a lack of defi
Baleen plate of Bryde's whale
B. cf. brydei, showing faint lateral ridges
B. cf. brydei off La Gomera, showing its culumnar blow
A B. brydei in False Bay, South Africa, showing upright dorsal fin, which is often nicked or frayed on its trailing edge (shown here)
Balaenoptera
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Balaenoptera is a genus of rorquals containing eight extant species. Balaenoptera comprises all but two of the extant species in its family; the genus is currently polyphyletic, with the two aforement
Bryde's whale
…Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Infraclass: Placentalia Order: Artiodactyla Infraorder: Cetacea Family: Balaenopteridae Genus: Balaenoptera Species complex: Bryde's whale complex Species Balaenoptera brydei Olsen, 1913 Balaenoptera edeni Anderson, 1879 Bryde's whale range Bryde's whale…
Anim 1754 Flickr NOAA Photo Library
Fossil of Balaenoptera acutorostrata cuvieri from the Pliocene of Italy
Aetiocetus BW
Janjucetus NT small