Balaenoptera acutorostrata

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baleen whale mammal marine mammal species

Balaenoptera acutorostrata is the smallest and one of the most widespread baleen whales, known for its streamlined body and presence in both polar and temperate oceans.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Balaenoptera acutorostrata canonical 2
Balaenoptera acutorostrata scammoni 2
Balaenoptera acutorostrata acutorostrata 1

Statements (63)

Predicate Object
instanceOf baleen whale ⓘ
mammal ⓘ
marine mammal ⓘ
species ⓘ
baleenColor creamToWhite ⓘ
bodyLengthMax 10.7 metres ⓘ
bodyLengthMin 7 metres ⓘ
bodyMassMax 10 tonnes ⓘ
bodyMassMin 4 tonnes ⓘ
bodyShape streamlined ⓘ
breedingArea warmer waters ⓘ
calvingInterval every 1 to 2 years ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
coloration darkGrayToBlackDorsal ⓘ
whiteVentral ⓘ
commonName common minke whale ⓘ
northern minke whale ⓘ
conservationStatus Least Concern ⓘ
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List of Threatened Species ⓘ
surface form: IUCN Red List
describedBy Bernard Germain de Lacépède ⓘ
surface form: Lacépède
diet copepods ⓘ
krill ⓘ
small schooling fish ⓘ
dorsalFin falcate ⓘ
dorsalFinPosition farBackOnBody ⓘ
family Balaenopteridae ⓘ
feedingArea higher latitude productive waters ⓘ
feedingStrategy filterFeeding ⓘ
lungeFeeding ⓘ
flipperMarking whiteBandOnFlippers ⓘ
genus Balaenoptera ⓘ
geographicDistribution Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
surface form: North Atlantic Ocean

Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surface form: North Pacific Ocean

Southern Hemisphere oceans ⓘ
gestationPeriod about 10 months ⓘ
habitat coastal waters ⓘ
open ocean ⓘ
hasBaleenPlates true ⓘ
hasSexualDimorphism femalesLargerThanMales ⓘ
hasSubspecies Balaenoptera acutorostrata acutorostrata ⓘ
Balaenoptera acutorostrata self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Balaenoptera acutorostrata scammoni
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
latitudinalRange polar to tropical waters ⓘ
lifespanMax about 50 years ⓘ
litterSize usually 1 calf ⓘ
maxSwimSpeed over 30 km/h ⓘ
migration seasonal ⓘ
order Cetacea ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction viviparous ⓘ
snoutShape pointed ⓘ
socialStructure small groups ⓘ
usually solitary ⓘ
subjectTo International Whaling Commission regulations ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
threat bycatch in fishing gear ⓘ
climate change ⓘ
commercial whaling ⓘ
noise pollution ⓘ
ship strikes ⓘ
usedFor scientific research ⓘ
vocalization lowFrequencySounds ⓘ
yearDescribed 1804 ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

minke whale → hasScientificName → Balaenoptera acutorostrata ⓘ
minke whale → hasSubspecies → Balaenoptera acutorostrata ⓘ
this entity surface form: Balaenoptera acutorostrata acutorostrata
minke whale → hasSubspecies → Balaenoptera acutorostrata ⓘ
this entity surface form: Balaenoptera acutorostrata scammoni
Balaenoptera → hasMemberSpecies → Balaenoptera acutorostrata ⓘ
Balaenoptera → includesCommonName → Balaenoptera acutorostrata ⓘ
this entity surface form: common minke whale
Balaenoptera acutorostrata → hasSubspecies → Balaenoptera acutorostrata self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Balaenoptera acutorostrata scammoni