Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758)

National Museum of Natural History

Object Details

Bay/Sound
Gulf Of Aqaba
Ocean/Sea/Gulf
Indian Ocean, Red Sea, Gulf Of Aqaba
Katz, B. (2018). "Huge Blue Whale Sighted in the Red Sea for the First Time - The massive mammals typically spend their summers in polar waters, but are known to occasionally migrate further." Smithsonian.com (June 1, 2018 ): 2.
Record Last Modified
5 Jun 2018
Specimen Count
1
Collection Date
29 May 2018
Other Numbers
Whale Field Number 1 : no number
USNM Number
STR22444
Length - Total
2400 cm
Sex
Unknown
Place
Eilat, Israel, Asia, Indian Ocean
Published Name
Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
See more items in
Vertebrate Zoology
Mammals
Taxonomy
Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Eutheria, Cetacea, Mysticeti, Balaenopteridae
NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division
Record ID
nmnhvz_14103601
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3cc7578bb-5c81-42b8-b98b-c39b35d1a37b
There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .
International media Interoperability Framework
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.
View manifest View in Mirador Viewer