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Scientific Name
Balaenoptera physalus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Assateague Island National Seashore (ASIS)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Fin Whale
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Subclass | Theria |
| Infraclass | Eutheria |
| Order | Cetacea |
| Suborder | Mysticeti |
| Family | Balaenopteridae |
| Genus | Balaenoptera |
| Species | Balaenoptera physalus |
Occurrence
Probably Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Bashore, 1990; Ramsey, 1998
Nativeness
Unknown
Nativeness Notes
Abundance
Abundance Notes
Bashore, 1990-Rare
Management Tags
- Management Priority
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
CJC - I & M Office
Created Date
1/21/2003 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Linda Fabre
Last Modified Date
9/28/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Fabre, 2007:Ramsey, 1998 and Observation data originally from ASIS file 'STRANDED.MDB' are based on stranding data collected at the park./, Park Species Data Source: Bashore, 1990; Paradiso, 1965; Ramsey, 1998
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