Southern Fin Whale

Balaenoptera physalus quoyi

Classification

Class: Mammalia
Order: Cetacea
Family: Balaenopteridae

The southern fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus quoyi) is a subspecies of fin whale that lives in the Southern Ocean. At least one other subspecies of fin whale, the northern fin whale (B. p.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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