Balaenoptera musculus musculus (Linnaeus, 1758) 
AphiaID: 231436

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

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Subspecies
Parent		Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Source		basis of record: Shirihai, H. 2002 A complete guide to Antarctic Wildlife: the Birds and Marine Mammals of the Antarctic Continent and the Southern Ocean Alula Press FI 510 pp [details]
Vernacular Names		Language    Name   English pygmy blue whale  [details] Swedish blåval  [details]
Environment		marine
Distribution		Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Links		To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) To PESI To ITIS
Notes		IUCN Red List Category: subpopulation North Atlantic blue whale : Vulnerable (VU) [details] IUCN Red List Category: subpopulation North Pacific blue whale : Lower Risk/conservation dependent (LR/cd) [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:231436
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2006-05-17 09:54:26Z   created   Charbonneau, Danny 2007-12-24 20:10:49Z   changed   Vanden Berghe, Edward 2008-08-20 11:25:36Z   checked   Perrin, William
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		Citation: Perrin, W. (2013). Balaenoptera musculus musculus (Linnaeus, 1758). In: Perrin, W.F. (2013) World Cetacea Database. Accessed through: Perrin, W.F. (2013) World Cetacea Database at http://www.marinespecies.org/cetacea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=231436 on 2013-06-19