Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758)

National Museum of Natural History

Object Details

Collector
Franco Banfi
Steven King
Ocean/Sea/Gulf
Indian Ocean
Photoggraph of a blue whale in Sri Lankan waters taken by Franco Banfi and and as a logo in Steven King's e-mail. The whale has at least 7 Remoras attached.
Record Last Modified
27 Aug 2019
Specimen Count
1
Other Numbers
Whale Field Number 1 : No Number
USNM Number
STR19677
Sex
Unknown
Place
Sri Lanka, Asia, Indian Ocean
Published Name
Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Vertebrate Zoology
Mammals
Taxonomy
Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Eutheria, Cetacea, Mysticeti, Balaenopteridae
NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division
Record ID
nmnhvz_13344770
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f147fbab-a59c-4574-b24b-f21a98e28ef9
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