Species Balaenoptera borealis Lesson, 1828 (Sei whale)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Animalia
  • - phylum: Chordata
  • -- class: Mammalia
  • --- order: Cetacea
  • ---- family: Balaenopteridae
  • ----- species: Balaenoptera borealis
Characteristics:carnivore; length: 15-16m; long, streamlined body with flattened head; dark blue to black coloured back, white underside; flippers are pointed, the dorsal fin is set far back along the body; a number of grooves, and pleats are running from throat and chest to the abdomen; one ridge on the head;
Countries:
MZ
Mozambique
NA
Namibia
ZA
South Africa
Links:
References:Stuart and Stuart 2007: 254
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