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| Balaenoptera borealis |
| Class | Mammalia + |
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| Common name | Sei whale + |
| Division/Phylum | Chordata + |
| Family | Balaenopteridae + |
| Genus | Balaenoptera + |
| Header caption | Drawing of a sei whale on a Faroese stamp, issued 17 September 2001 + |
| Header image | Faroe stamp 403 sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis).jpg + |
| IUCN status | Endangered + |
| Introdescription | The sei whale (pronounced /ˈseɪ/ or /ˈsaɪ/ … The sei whale (pronounced /ˈseɪ/ or /ˈsaɪ/), ''Balaenoptera borealis'', is a baleen whale, the third-largest rorqual after the blue whale and the fin whale. It inhabits most oceans and adjoining seas, and prefers deep offshore waters. It is among the fastest of all cetaceans, and can reach speeds of up to 50 kilometres per hour over short distances. Following large-scale commercial whaling during the late-nineteenth and twentieth centuries, when over 238,000 whales were taken, the sei whale is now internationally protected, although limited hunting occurs under controversial research programmes conducted by Iceland and Japan. As of 2006, its worldwide population was about 54,000, about a fifth of its pre-whaling population. (Source:Wikipedia)pre-whaling population. (Source:Wikipedia) + |
| Order | Cetacea + |
| Page creation date | 26 February 2011 + |
| Regnum | Animalia + |
| Species name | Balaenoptera borealis + |
| User ID | User:Gauravm + |
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| Categories | Mammals + , Aquatic mammals + , Species page + |
| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki. | 26 February 2011 15:41:14 + |
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