description, it was referred to as a small, dwarf or pygmy form of Bryde's whale by various sources. The common name and specific epithet commemorate... 49 KB (6,325 words) - 22:51, 13 March 2024 |
Rorqual (redirect from Rorqual whale) the gray whale, Bryde's whale, Eden's whale, and Rice's whale (which are usually found close to shore all year round) and the humpback whale (which is... 17 KB (1,808 words) - 04:40, 29 April 2024 |
Fin whales are rorquals, members of the family Balaenopteridae, which also includes the humpback whale, the blue whale, Bryde's whale, the sei whale, and... 126 KB (13,075 words) - 20:41, 3 May 2024 |
The bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) is a species of baleen whale belonging to the family Balaenidae and is the only living representative of the genus... 67 KB (7,127 words) - 08:17, 25 April 2024 |
List of cetaceans (redirect from List of whale species) Mammalogy considers Eden's whale a smaller morph of the more widespread Bryde's whale based on current research. Population estimated to be in the low thousands... 75 KB (3,060 words) - 11:32, 9 April 2024 |
fin whale (B. physalus), the Sei whale (B. borealis), Bryde's whale (B. brydei), Eden's whale (B. edeni), Rice's whale (B. ricei), the blue whale (B.... 116 KB (12,778 words) - 22:31, 2 May 2024 |
The false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens) is a species of oceanic dolphin that is the only extant representative of the genus Pseudorca. It is found... 41 KB (4,566 words) - 06:57, 29 April 2024 |
family that includes the humpback whale, the fin whale, the Bryde's whale, the sei whale and the blue whale. The junior synonyms for B. acutorostrata are... 29 KB (3,527 words) - 04:45, 15 April 2024 |
Narwhal (redirect from Unicorn Whale) The narwhal (Monodon monoceros), is a species of toothed whale. It is the only species in the genus Monodon. The most prominent feature of the species... 79 KB (8,132 words) - 11:20, 29 April 2024 |
coastline (in 2018). However, they may have been confused with Bryde's whale. The common minke whale is the smallest rorqual in the world. However, like several... 108 KB (10,898 words) - 12:29, 23 April 2024 |
Orca (redirect from Orca Whale) The orca (Orcinus orca), or killer whale, is a toothed whale that is the largest member of the oceanic dolphin family. It is the only extant species in... 139 KB (14,521 words) - 22:59, 2 May 2024 |
Mesoplodon (redirect from Deep-crested Beaked Whale) Mesoplodont whales are 16 species of toothed whale in the genus Mesoplodon, making it the largest genus in the cetacean order. Two species were described... 11 KB (1,124 words) - 20:12, 17 April 2024 |
gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus), also known as the grey whale, gray back whale, Pacific gray whale, Korean gray whale, or California gray whale, is... 117 KB (13,261 words) - 02:21, 20 April 2024 |
Bryde's, Sei, Blue and Fin; not Eden's and Omura's whales). The whales are part of the largely terrestrial mammalian clade Laurasiatheria. Whales do... 107 KB (11,998 words) - 07:56, 4 May 2024 |
The North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) is a baleen whale, one of three right whale species belonging to the genus Eubalaena, all of which... 111 KB (11,236 words) - 03:31, 15 March 2024 |
Whaling (redirect from Whale hunting) numbers killed of gray whales, sei whales, fin whales, bowhead whales, Bryde's whales, sperm whales and humpback whales. Recent scientific surveys estimate... 75 KB (8,474 words) - 16:01, 26 April 2024 |
The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is a marine mammal and a baleen whale. Reaching a maximum confirmed length of 29.9 meters (98 ft) and weighing... 94 KB (10,271 words) - 11:34, 2 May 2024 |
Balaenoptera (category Baleen whales) schlegelii) Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera edeni) Offshore Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera brydei or Balaenoptera edeni brydei) (taxonomy disputed) Eden's whale (Balaenoptera... 11 KB (1,040 words) - 14:36, 2 May 2024 |
The dwarf sperm whale (Kogia sima) is a sperm whale that inhabits temperate and tropical oceans worldwide, in particular continental shelves and slopes... 26 KB (3,205 words) - 20:53, 8 March 2024 |
The pygmy killer whale (Feresa attenuata) is a poorly known and rarely seen oceanic dolphin. It is the only species in the genus Feresa. It derives its... 18 KB (2,146 words) - 12:59, 1 May 2024 |