A genus of WHALES in the family Balaenopteridae, consisting of five species: Blue Whale, Bryde's Whale, FIN WHALE, Sei Whale, and MINKE WHALE. They are distinguished by a relatively slender body, a compressed tail stock, and a pointed snout.
Synonyms: Blue Whale, txid9766, Bryde's Whale, txid9768, Blue Whales, txid255365, Sei Whale, txid9771, Balaenoptera brydei, Bryde Whale, Balaenoptera, Balaenoptera borealis, Balaenoptera musculus, Sei Whales, Brydes Whale
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2006; see WHALES 1998-2005; for Blue Whale, Bryde's Whale, and Sei Whale see WHALES 1998-2005 ,2006; use WHALES 1998-2005; for Blue Whale, Bryde's Whale, and Sei Whale use WHALES 1998-2005
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D050616
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