Species Profile

Balaenoptera brydei

Category
🐾 Mammals

Bryde's Whale

Bryde's whale (/ˈbrʊdəz/ BRUU-dəz ), or the Bryde's whale complex , putatively comprises three species of rorqual and maybe four. The "complex" means the number and classification remains unclear because of a lack of definitive information and research. The common Bryde's whale ( Balaenoptera brydei , Olsen, 1913) is a larger form that occurs worldwide in warm temperate and tropical waters, and the Sittang or Eden's whale ( Balaenoptera edeni , Anderson, 1879) is a smaller form that may

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