Balaenoptera
Fin whale
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Cetacea
Suborder:	Mysticeti
Family:	Balaenopteridae
Subfamily:	Balaenopterinae
Genus:	Balaenoptera
Species
Balaenoptera acutorostrata Balaenoptera bonaerensis Balaenoptera borealis Balaenoptera brydei Balaenoptera edeni Balaenoptera musculus Balaenoptera omurai Balaenoptera physalus

Balaenoptera is a genus of Balaenopteridae, the Rorqual whales, and contains eight species. The species Balaenoptera omurai was published in 2003. Balaenoptera is the most diverse genus of its family, the only other member being the Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae.

[edit] Taxonomy

• Genus Balaenoptera
  • Balaenoptera acutorostrata, Common Minke Whale
  • Balaenoptera bonaerensis, Antarctic Minke Whale
  • Balaenoptera borealis, Sei Whale
  • Balaenoptera brydei, Bryde's Whale
  • Balaenoptera edeni, Eden's Whale
  • Balaenoptera musculus, Blue Whale
  • Balaenoptera omurai
  • Balaenoptera physalus, Fin Whale

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