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Balaenoptera

Species in this Genus

Common Minke Whale

Common Minke Whale

B. acutorostrata

Least Concern
Antarctic Minke Whale

Antarctic Minke Whale

B. bonaerensis

Near Threatened
Sei Whale

Sei Whale

B. borealis

Endangered
Bryde's Whale

Bryde's Whale

B. edeni

Data Deficient
Rice's Whale

Rice's Whale

B. ricei

Critically Endangered
Blue Whale

Blue Whale

B. musculus

Endangered
Omura's Whale

Omura's Whale

B. omurai

Data Deficient
Fin Whale

Fin Whale

B. physalus

Vulnerable