Balaenopteridae Gray, 1864 
AphiaID: 136979

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Chordata > Vertebrata > Gnathostomata > Tetrapoda > Mammalia > Theria > Cetartiodactyla > Cetancodonta > Cetacea > Mysticeti

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Family
Parent		Mysticeti
Sources		basis of record: van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Jefferson, T.A.; Leatherwood, S.; Webber, M.A. (1993). Marine mammals of the world. FAO Species identification guide. FAO: Rome, Italy. ISBN 92-5-103292-0. VIII, 320 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Vernacular Names		Language    Name   Dutch vinvissen  [details] English rorquals  [details] Norwegian Bokmål finnhvalfamilien  [details] Norwegian Nynorsk finnkvalfamilien  [details] Swedish fenvalar  [details]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Genus Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804 Genus Megaptera Gray, 1846
Environment		marine
Links		To GenBank To ITIS
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:136979
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   van der Land, Jacob 2005-03-29 08:12:19Z   changed   Claus, Simon 2008-08-20 11:25:36Z   checked   Perrin, William 2009-03-09 09:18:36Z   changed   Perrin, William
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		Citation: Perrin, W. (2013). Balaenopteridae Gray, 1864. In: Perrin, W.F. (2013) World Cetacea Database. Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010) The Belgian Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=136979 on 2013-05-23
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