Balaenoptera omurai
creator: van der Land, Jacob
creator: Perrin, William
date: 2026-08-02
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Balaenoptera omurai Wada, Oishi & Yamada, 2003
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: Fordyce, E.; Perrin, W.F. (2026). World Cetacea Database. Balaenoptera omurai Wada, Oishi & Yamada, 2003. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=343896 on 2026-08-02
created: 2008-04-11T13:37:23Z
modified: 2008-08-20T13:25:36Z
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Balaenoptera omurai Wada, Oishi & Yamada, 2003
class: Mammalia
family: Balaenopteridae
genus: Balaenoptera
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Wada, S.; Oishi, M.; Yamada, T. K. (2003). A newly discovered species of living baleen whale. Nature. 426(6964): 278-281.
name published in year: 2003
order: Cetartiodactyla
parent name usage ID: 137013
phylum: Chordata
scientific name authorship: Wada, Oishi & Yamada, 2003
specific epithet: omurai
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted