Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Object Details

Collector

Franco Banfi

Steven King

Ocean/Sea/Gulf

Indian Ocean

Notes

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

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

Data Source

NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f147fbab-a59c-4574-b24b-f21a98e28ef9

Record ID

nmnhvz_13344770