Species Balaenoptera edeni Anderson, 1879 (Eden's whale)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Animalia
  • - phylum: Chordata
  • -- class: Mammalia
  • --- order: Cetacea
  • ---- family: Balaenopteridae
  • ----- species: Balaenoptera edeni
Characteristics:carnivore; length: 12-14m; 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; three ridges on the head
Countries:
MZ
Mozambique
NA
Namibia
ZA
South Africa
Links:
References:Stuart and Stuart 2007: 254
Source: http://media.eol.org/data_objects/13127706
Creator: Alina Suárez
Permission: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License
Comments: Balaenoptera edeni. Autora: Alina Suárez.
Source: http://media.eol.org/data_objects/32010453
Date: 2009-04-23
Creator: Robert Pitman, NOAA Fisheries
Permission: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License
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