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Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Lacepede, 1804. Hist. Nat. Cetacees, p. 134.
ORDER—CETACEA
FAMILY—Balaenopteridae
COMMON NAME—Minke whale.
DISTRIBUTION—Worldwide. Very rare in some tropical pelagic areas such as the eastern tropical Pacific (Jefferson et al., 1994). In the Philippines, a stranding was reported by Herre (1925) at Bacoor, Cavite Province (Luzon), but individuals have yet to be sighted at sea.
HABITAT—Coastal, inshore, and offshore areas.
STATUS—Apparently uncommon (Klinowska, 1991). CITES: Appendix I. IUCN: Insufficiently known.
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