Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Balaenoptera edeni Anderson, 1879

ballena de Bryde, Bryde´s whale

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Mammalia

Order
Cetartiodactyla

Suborder
Cetancodonta

Superfamily
Mysticeti

Family
Balaenopteridae

Genus
Balaenoptera

Species
edeni

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Balaenoptera brydei Olsen, 1913 (Nomen inquirendum), Baloenoptera brydei Cadenat, 1957, fide Appeltans et al. (2010)

Origin: Migrant

Status

Data deficient

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

  • Palacios, D.M. Salazar, S. (2002) Cetaceos. In: Danulat, E. & G.J. Edgar (eds.): Reserva marina de Galápagos. Línea base de la biodiversidad. Fundación Charles Darwin/Servicio Parque Nacional Galápagos, Santa Cruz, Galápagos, Ecuador. p. 291-302.
  • Merlen, G. (1995) A field guide to the marine mammals of Galapagos. Charles Darwin Foundation.
  • Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
  • Palacios, D.M. Salazar, S.K. & Day, D. (2004) Cetacean remains and strandings in the Galapagos Islands, 1923-2003. Lajam 3(2): 127-150.
  • Constant, P. (2007) Marine Life of the Galapagos. The Diver's guide to Fishes, Whales, Dolphins and marine Invertebrates, 307 pp.
  • IUCN (2015) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015-4. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 November 2015.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Balaenoptera edeni", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5202. Accessed 20 July 2025.