CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	41 112001 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Balaenoptera acutorostrata   Lacépède, 1804
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 41 - Mammalia Mammals Family: 41 112 Balaenopteridae (rorquals) - show full list Common Name: minke whale Common Names List: Organism Type: a whale Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Parent Codes: 41 112901     Balaenoptera spp.

Scientific Name Notes:

Until recently, all Minke whales were treated as a single species, B. acutorostrata, however the southern (Antarctic) form is now treated as a separate species, B. bonaerensis (e.g. Rice, 1998). Both species have been recorded in Australian waters, with B. acutorostrata occurring off the Great Barrier Reef. Recent authorities believe that the latter animals represent a presently undescribed subspecies ("dwarf form") of B. acutorostrata.

Identifiers:

ABRS 1570 View at Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS) AFD urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:8d201546-a692-4bac-9513-eccd069050c4 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia ITIS 180524 View at ITIS WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137087 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2024-04-10 View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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Record source:	Stanger, M. Clayton, M. Schodde, R. Wombey, J. Mason, I., 1998, CSIRO list of Australian vertebrates: a reference with conservation status. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, VIC. 123pp.
Scientific Name verified against:	Bannister, J. L. .. [et al.], 1988, Zoological catalogue of Australia. Volume 5. Mammalia. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra