Balaenoptera edeni
Taxonavigation
Familia: Balaenopteridae
Genus: Balaenoptera
Species:
Name
Balaenoptera edeni (Anderson, 1879)
Etymology: named for Sir Ashley Eden, former High Commissioner of Burma (Myanmar).
Combinations
- Rorqualus edeni Hassanin et al., 2012 [subsequent combination]
References
- Balaenoptera edeni in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4. - [1] Listed animal in CITES Appendix I
- Hassanin, A., Delsuc, F., Ropiquet, A., Hammer, C., Vuuren, B.J., Matthee, C., Ruiz-Garcia, M., Gatzeflis, F., Areskoug, V., Nguyen, T.T. & Couloux, A. 2012. Pattern and timing of diversification of Cetartiodactyla (Mammalia, Laurasiatheria), as revealed by a comprehensive analysis of mitochondrial genomes. Comptes Rendus Biologies 335(1): 32–50. DOI: 10.1016/j.crvi.2011.11.002
- Gatesy, J., Geisler, J. H., Chang, J., Buell, C., Berta, A., Meredith, R. W., ... & McGowen, M. R. (2013). A phylogenetic blueprint for a modern whale. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 66(2).
Links
- Smithsonian Institution - North American Mammals: Balaenoptera edeni
- Voices in the Sea - Sounds of the Bryde's Whale
Vernacular names
- English: Eden's Whale, Pygmy Bryde's Whale
- español: Rorcual pigmeo
- suomi: Tropiikinvalas
- français: Rorqual de Sittang
- magyar: Trópusi bálna
- svenska: Edens fenval
- Türkçe: Cüce Bryde balinası
- 中文: 小布氏鲸