Balaenoptera gigas Reinhardt, 1857 
AphiaID: 383666

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

Status		unaccepted (synonym)
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name		Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Rank		Species
Parent		Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804
Source		Not documented
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:383666
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2009-03-05 14:31:36Z   created   Perrin, William
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		Citation: Perrin, W. (2013). Balaenoptera gigas Reinhardt, 1857. 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=383666 on 2013-05-22