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A minke whale is a small species of whale that lives in oceans around the world. These marine mammals are important to understand because they help scientists learn about ocean ecosystems and whale populations.
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Species
Least Concernbagwhale
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderCetartiodactyla
- FamilyBalaenopteridae
Habitatmarine
Maximum longevity: 50 years (wild) Observations: These animals have been estimated to live up to 50 years in the wild (Bernhard Grzimek 1990).
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Research
309 papers- Killer whale predation on an Antarctic minke whale in the northern Antarctic Peninsula.Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias · 2024
- Multiaxial movements at the minke whale temporomandibular joint.Journal of morphology · 2020
- Minke whale genome and aquatic adaptation in cetaceans.
Article
The common minke whale or northern minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) is a species of minke whale within the suborder of baleen whales.
It is the smallest species of the rorquals and the second smallest species of baleen whale. Although first ignored by whalers due to its small size and low oil yield, it began to be exploited by various countries beginning in the early 20th century. As other species declined, larger numbers of common minke whales were caught, largely for their meat. It is now one of the primary targets of the whaling industry. There is a dwarf form in the Southern Hemisphere.
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BalaenopteraCetaceans of EuropeCetaceans of the Arctic OceanCetaceans of the Atlantic OceanCetaceans of the Pacific OceanExtant Pliocene first appearancesFauna listed on CITES Appendix IIUCN Red List least concern speciesMammals described in 1804Mammals of GreenlandTaxa named by Bernard Germain de LacépèdeTaxonbars with 25–29 taxon IDs