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Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Natural History Museum

Object Details

Collector

J. G. Mead

Ocean/Sea/Gulf

North Atlantic Ocean

Record Last Modified

20 Mar 2025

Specimen Count

1

Collection Date

13 Apr 1975

Accession Number

310180

Other Numbers

Whale Field Number 1 : JGM 139
SI Negative Number : JM 423
SI Negative Number : JM 452
SI Negative Number : JM 453

Sex

Male

Place

Newark Bay, At Njc Railroad Bridge, *, New Jersey, United States, North America, North Atlantic Ocean

Published Name

Balaenoptera physalus (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:/65665/3fb2ea8b3-964a-450c-b3df-f84291412f45

Record ID

nmnhvz_14679638
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