Sei whale

(Balaenoptera borealis)

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Description

The northern rorcual ( Balaenoptera borealis ),also known as Rudolphi rorqual and rorcual sei,is a species of cetacean,mycenae of the Balaenopteridae family.After being hunted on a large scale in the southern seas during the middle of the 20th century,when about 200,000 specimens were killed,the fin whale is now an internationally protected species.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Mammalia
Order:Cetacea
Family:Balaenopteridae
Genus:Balaenoptera
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