Balaenoptera musculus

Author
Linnaeus, 1758
Common Names
  • Blue Whale
  • Blue Rorqual

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Overall Geographic Range
Antitropical; cold-stenothermal; migratory
Habitat-Biology
  • epipelagic
  • outer continental shelf
  • slope
  • threatened or endangered
References

  • Jefferson, T. A., and A. J. Schiro. 1997. Distribution of cetaceans in the offshore Gulf of Mexico. Mammal Review 27: 27–50.

  • Würsig, B., T. A. Jefferson, and D. J. Schmidly. 2000. The Marine Mammals of the Gulf Mexico. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Tex. 232 pp.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Schmidly, D. J. and B. Würsig. 2009. Mammals (Vertebrata: Mammalia) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1343–1352 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 05-09-2024.

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