Balaenopteridae
E789763
Balaenopteridae is a family of large baleen whales, including rorquals such as blue, fin, and humpback whales, known for their streamlined bodies and pleated throats used in lunge feeding.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Balaenopteridae canonical | 5 |
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mammal taxon
ⓘ
taxonomic family ⓘ whale family ⓘ |
| bodySize | large ⓘ |
| breathingOrgan | paired blowholes ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | rorquals ⓘ |
| conservationConcern | many species endangered ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | right whales ⓘ |
| diet |
copepods
ⓘ
krill ⓘ small schooling fish ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Balaenidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distribution | worldwide oceans ⓘ |
| feedingMechanism | lunge feeding ⓘ |
| feedingType | filter feeding ⓘ |
| habitat |
marine
ⓘ
open ocean ⓘ |
| hasAnatomicalFeature |
baleen plates
ⓘ
dorsal fin ⓘ long slender flippers ⓘ pleated throat grooves ⓘ streamlined body ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
complex vocalizations
ⓘ
fast swimming ⓘ migratory behavior ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Balaenoptera bonaerensis NERFINISHED ⓘ Balaenoptera borealis NERFINISHED ⓘ Balaenoptera brydei NERFINISHED ⓘ Balaenoptera edeni NERFINISHED ⓘ Balaenoptera musculus NERFINISHED ⓘ Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda ⓘ Balaenoptera musculus intermedia NERFINISHED ⓘ Balaenoptera musculus musculus NERFINISHED ⓘ Balaenoptera omurai NERFINISHED ⓘ Balaenoptera physalus NERFINISHED ⓘ Balaenoptera physalus physalus NERFINISHED ⓘ Balaenoptera physalus quoyi NERFINISHED ⓘ Megaptera novaeangliae ⓘ |
| includesGenus |
Balaenoptera
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Megaptera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesSpecies |
Antarctic minke whale
ⓘ
Bryde's whale NERFINISHED ⓘ Eden's whale NERFINISHED ⓘ Omura's whale NERFINISHED ⓘ blue whale ⓘ fin whale ⓘ humpback whale ⓘ minke whale ⓘ sei whale ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| order | Cetacea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| suborder | Mysticeti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| superfamily | Balaenopteroidea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| threat |
climate change
ⓘ
commercial whaling (historical) ⓘ entanglement in fishing gear ⓘ ship strikes ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Balaenoptera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Humpback whale