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C. Michael Hogan marked the classification from "Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)" as preferred for "Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède, 1804".
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Robert Hole, Jr marked "File:Balaenoptera acustorostrata - Zwergwalskelett.jpg" as trusted on the "Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède, 1804" page.
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Cyndy Parr marked "A fin whale in Conception Bay" as untrusted on the "Balaenoptera physalus" page.
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Cyndy Parr marked "A fin whale in Conception Bay" as hidden on the "Balaenoptera physalus" page.
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Cyndy Parr commented on an older version of A fin whale in Conception Bay:
I am re-identifying this as Minke whale prompted by comment from EOL visitor Kris De Roo: "Hi. You have an image ("Fin whale in Conception Bay", by Eric Harrison) that shows a minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), yet is labelled as a fin whale (B. physalus). The dorsal fin is far too upright and falcate to be a fin whale. It in fact looks like your typical minke, doing a high arch as it dives. Just compare it to your minke whale photos, some of which show the exact same dorsal fin." I've checked it in one of my sources and the fin does indeed look more like Minke than Fin.
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Cyndy Parr added an association between "A fin whale in Conception Bay" and "Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède, 1804".
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C. Michael Hogan added text to "Species Abstract" on "Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède, 1804".
The Northern minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), is a very large cetacean,...
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