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Balaenoptera borealis Lesson, 1828
Order: Cetacea > Family: Balaenopteridae > Genus: Balaenoptera > Species: Balaenoptera borealis Lesson, 1828
Common Name: Sei Whale [English]
Type Description
Hist. Nat. Gen. Part. Mamm. Oiseaux, 1:342.
Type Locality
Germany, Schleswig-Holstein, Lubeck Bay, near Gromitz (see Rudolphi, 1822).
Measurements
Head and body: 12.2-15.2 m
Weight: 20000-40000 kg
Weight: 20000-40000 kg
Description
Pectoral fin, 250-610 mmBaleen plates, 300-380
Key References
1. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:970-972, 975-976.