Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)

National Museum of Natural History

Object Details

Collector
A. Van De Venter
Ocean/Sea/Gulf
North Pacific Ocean, Bering Sea
Tl 46 ft 6 in ; fetus is presumed to be 269983.
Record Last Modified
15 Aug 2024
Specimen Count
1
Collection Date
15 Aug 1939
Accession Number
157799
Other Numbers
Whale Field Number 1 : 074
USNM Number
269982
Length - Total
1417 cm
Preparation
Skull
Sex
Female
Place
Akutan, Off Akutan, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States, North America, North Pacific Ocean
Published Name
Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
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Vertebrate Zoology
Mammals
Taxonomy
Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Eutheria, Cetacea, Mysticeti, Balaenopteridae
NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division
Record ID
nmnhvz_7507532
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38b9fae3e-c5e1-428b-8613-6ef414325d71
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