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Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède, 1804

Minke whale

Balaenoptera acutorostrata image: minke
Balaenoptera acutorostrata

Distribution Map from NBN: Balaenoptera acutorostrata at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Balaenoptera acutorostrata at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

GBIF data for Balaenoptera acutorostrata

WoRMS: Balaenoptera acutorostrata at World Register of Marine Species. Accepted name: Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède, 1804. AphiaID: 137087.

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

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 Picton, B.E., Keatley, L. & Morrow, C.C. (2025). Balaenoptera acutorostrata. Lacépède, 1804. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
https://www2.habitas.org.uk/marbiop-ni/speciesaccounts.php?item=ZK1320. Accessed on 2026-07-28