Definition of Balaenopteridae. Meaning of Balaenopteridae. Synonyms of Balaenopteridae

- (/ˈrɔːrkwəlz/) are the largest group of baleen whales, comprising the family Balaenopteridae, which contains nine extant species in two genera. They include the...
- a species of baleen whale. It is a rorqual (a member of the family Balaenopteridae) and is the only species in the genus Megaptera. Adults range in length...
- bottom-dwelling mollusks. Baleen whales belonging to the rorqual family (Balaenopteridae) use throat pleats to expand their mouths to take in small invertebrates...
- Marine mammals comprise over 130 living and recently extinct species in three taxonomic orders. The Society for Marine Mammalogy, an international scientific...
- This is the list of marine mammals found in Australian waters. It is a sub-list of the list of mammals of Australia. Conservation status listed follows...
- Subfamily Balaenopteridae – one genus, nine species Genus Balaenoptera – nine species Common name Scientific name Status Po****tion Distribution Size...
- however some recent studies classify it as a member of the family Balaenopteridae. This mammal is descended from filter-feeding whales that appeared...
- family to be invalid, with its members nesting inside of the clade Balaenopteridae. The names of the extant genus and the family honours Danish zoologist...
- Mysticeti comprises the families Balaenidae (right and bowhead whales), Balaenopteridae (rorquals), Eschrichtiidae (the gray whale) and Cetotheriidae (the...
- Balaenidae: Bowhead and right whales Cetotheriidae: Pygmy right whale Balaenopteridae: Rorquals Odontoceti Physeteroidea Physeteridae: Sperm whale Kogiidae:...