Balaenoptera acutorostrata - #1832
Common Minke Whale
Ventral view of braincase, showing intact tympanoperiotic. Formerly in order Cetacea.
Geographic Distribution
Worldwide: arctic to tropical waters.
Order/Family
Balaenopteridae
Genus
Balaenoptera
Specific Epithet
acutorostrata
Image Location
USA, CA, Los Angeles Co., Natural History Museum
Image Date
September, 1998
Photographer
DG Huckaby