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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	41 112007 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Balaenoptera bonaerensis   Burmeister, 1867
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 41 - Mammalia Mammals Family: 41 112 Balaenopteridae (rorquals) - show full list Common Name: Antarctic minke whale Organism Type: a rorqual Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Species not on current Australian list, but occuring in subantarctic/Antarctic waters: 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.
Identifiers:	AFD urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:66ce2ba9-f47e-41f0-b5df-db8fd4d8412b Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:231405 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2022-06-23 View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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Record source and Scientific Name verified against:

Australian Biological Resources Study (Houston, K. + others, editors), 2000-, Australian Faunal Directory. World Wide Web electronic publication, http: www.environment.gov.au/abrs/abif-fauna/