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Balaenoptera brydei Olsen, 1913

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Mammalia

Order
Cetartiodactyla

Suborder
Cetancodonta

Superfamily
Mysticeti

Family
Balaenopteridae

Genus
Balaenoptera

Species
brydei

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Migrant

References

  • Horton, T. Horton, T., Kroh, A., Ahyong, S., Bailly, N., Boyko, C. B., Brandão, S. N., Gofas, S., Hooper, J. N. A., Hernandez, F., Holovachov, O., Mees, J., Molodtsova, T. N., Paulay, G., Decock, W., Dekeyzer, S., Poffyn, G., Vandepitte, L., Vanhoorne, B., Adlard, R., ... Zhao, Z. (2021) World Register of Marine Species. Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Balaenoptera brydei", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=24986. Accessed 5 November 2026.