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Balaenoptera musculus

Blue Whale

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Blue Whale

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native, Vagrant?; likely, but rare; Marine, pelagic, off-shore

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: ; Globally endangered (seriously)

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present?    Makatea:
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
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-

Northern Group: Present?
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
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Scientific Taxonomy

Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; CHORDATA; GNATHOSTOMATA (Jawed Vertebrates); TETRAPODA; MAMMALIA; THERIA; EUTHERIA; Cetacea; Mysticeti; BALAENOPHTERIDAE

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
None Recorded.

References:
None recorded.

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM06b

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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