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Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Class | Mammalia + |
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Common name | Finback whale, Fin whale, Razorback, Common rorqual + |
Division/Phylum | Chordata + |
Family | Balaenopteridae + |
Genus | Balaenoptera + |
Header caption | Fin whale + |
Header image | LMazzuca Fin Whale.jpg + |
IUCN status | Endangered + |
Introdescription | The fin whale (''Balaenoptera physalus''), … The fin whale (''Balaenoptera physalus''), also called the finback whale, razorback, or common rorqual, is a marine mammal belonging to the suborder of baleen whales. It is the second largest whale and the second largest living animal after the blue whale, growing to nearly 27 meters. Like all other large whales, the fin whale was heavily hunted during the twentieth century and is an endangered species. Almost 750,000 fin whales were taken from the Southern Hemisphere alone between 1904 and 1979 and less than 3,000 currently remain in that region. The International Whaling Commission (IWC) has issued a moratorium on commercial hunting of this whale, although Iceland and Japan have resumed hunting. (Source:Wikipedia)n have resumed hunting. (Source:Wikipedia) + |
Order | Cetacea + |
Page creation date | 2 March 2011 + |
Regnum | Animalia + |
Species name | Balaenoptera physalus + |
User ID | User:Gauravm + |
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Categories | Mammals + , Aquatic mammals + , Species page + |
Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki. | 2 March 2011 22:20:18 + |
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