Balaenopteridae Gray 1864
- Dataset
- Balaenopteridae
- Rank
- FAMILY
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Mammalia
- order
- Cetacea
- family
- Balaenopteridae
conservation
• 3 species. Endangered; none Extinct. since. 1600
description
• Extremely large baleen whales with streamlined bodies, longitudinally furrowed undersides, small dorsal fin, four-digit slender pectoral flippers, and broad propulsive caudal flukes; filterfeeding specialists.
distribution
• (Coastal to pelagic waters from surface to depths greater than 300 m.
synonymic_list
• 2 genera, 8 species, 13 taxa.
Name
- Homonyms
- Balaenopteridae Gray 1864
- Balaenopteridae
- Common names
- RORQUALS in 英語