Mammalverified

Balaenoptera musculus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Blue Rorqual

Also known as: Blue Whale, Common Rorqual, Finny Whale, Great Blue Whale, Great Northern Rorqual, Great Rorqual, Ostende Whale, Sibbald's Rorqual, Sulphurbottom Whale

Verified againstWoRMS

Taxonomy

Class

Mammalia

Order

Cetartiodactyla

Family

Balaenopteridae

Where to find it

occasional

United States (California)

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