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Rorqualus antarcticus F. Cuvier, 1836 
AphiaID: 383725

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) > Rorqualus (Genus)
Status unaccepted unaccepted (synonym)
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name  Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
Rank Species
Parent Rorqualus F. Cuvier, 1836 accepted as Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804
Source Not documented
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Link To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:383725
Taxonomic
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2009-03-05 14:31:36Z  created  Perrin, William
  
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  Citation: Perrin, W. (2013). Rorqualus antarcticus F. Cuvier, 1836. 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=383725 on 2013-06-18
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