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Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda Ichihara, 1966 
AphiaID: 242604

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Tetrapoda (Superclass) > Mammalia (Class) > Theria (Subclass) > Cetartiodactyla (Order) > Cetancodonta (Suborder) > Cetacea (Infraorder) > Mysticeti (Superfamily) > Balaenopteridae (Family) > Balaenoptera (Genus) > Balaenoptera musculus (Species)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Subspecies
Parent Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Source  basis of record: ITIS database, available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]

Vernacular
Names		 
Language   Name 
English pygmy blue whale  [details]
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution Antarctica [details]
Subantarctic Waters [details]
World Oceans [details]
Feedingtype  carnivore [details]
Links To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To ITIS
Note  IUCN Red List Category: Data Deficient (DD) [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:242604
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2007-07-16 21:05:52Z  created  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2008-08-20 11:25:36Z  checked  Perrin, William
  
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  Citation: Perrin, W. (2013). Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda Ichihara, 1966. In: Perrin, W.F. (2013) World Cetacea Database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=242604 on 2013-06-19
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