Balaenoptera musculus - #1835
Blue Whale
Quartering view of mounted skeleton. Formerly in order Cetacea.
Geographic Distribution
Worldwide: arctic to tropical waters.
Order/Family
Balaenopteridae
Genus
Balaenoptera
Specific Epithet
musculus
Image Location
USA, CA, Santa Barbara Co., Santa Barbara Museum
Image Date
August, 1999
Photographer
DG Huckaby