Balaenoptera acutorostrata - #1833

Common Minke Whale
Dorsal view of skull 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