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Balaenoptera brevicauda
Taxonomy
Balaenoptera brevicauda was named by Ichihara (1966). It is extant.
It was synonymized subjectively with Balaenoptera musculus by Mead and Brownell (2005).
It was synonymized subjectively with Balaenoptera musculus by Mead and Brownell (2005).
Sister species
B. cephalus, B. davidsonii, B. fasciata, B. floridana, B. minutis, B. physalus (syn. Benedenia knoxii, B. gibbar, B. rorqual, B. antiquorum, Physalus brasiliensis, Physalus duguidii, Physalus fasciatus, Physalus patachonicus, Swinhoia chinensis, Balaena antiquorum, B. patachonica, B. velifera, B. quoyi, B. copei, Balaena sulcata arctica, Balaena sulcata, B. blythi, B. boops), B. ryani, B. sursiplana, B. taiwanica
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1966 | Balaenoptera brevicauda Ichihara |
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