Taxon details
NameBlue Whale, Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus,1758)
Common/Māori namesBlue Whale
Higher ClassificationAnimalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Cetacea | Balaenopteridae | Balaenoptera | musculus (Linnaeus,1758)
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