Balaenoptera acutorostrata - #1834
Common Minke Whale
Quartering side view of mounted skeleton. Formerly in order Cetacea.
Geographic Distribution
Worldwide: arctic to tropical waters.
Order/Family
Balaenopteridae
Genus
Balaenoptera
Specific Epithet
acutorostrata
Image Location
USA, WA, Pierce Co., Tacoma, Point Defiance Zoo
Image Date
June 20, 1999
Photographer
DG Huckaby