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Sei whale

Order : Cetacea
Suborder : Mysticeti
Family : Balaenopteridae
Species : Balaenoptera borealis

 

The Coalfish whale, pollack whale, rudophi's rorqual, sei whale is listed as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the sei whale

Sei Whale Sei Whale :Animalia :Chordata :Mammalia :Eutheria :Cetacea :Mysticeti :Balaenoptiidae :Balaenoptera :borealis Binomial name Balaenoptera borealis Lesson, 1828 The Sei Whale (Balaenoptera borealis) is a large baleen whale, and as such is one of the largest animals in the world.

Distribution and Habitat Sei whales are found in the North Atlantic Ocean ranging from Iceland south to the northeastern Venezuelan coast, and northwest to the Gulf of Mexico.

Following very scale hunting of Sei Whales in the Southern Ocean during middle part of the twentieth century, when 200,000 individuals were killed, the Sei Whale is now an internationally protected species.

Sei Whale Sei Whale Balaenoptera borealis The Sei Whale (Balaenoptera borealis) is a large Southern Ocean during middle part of th.

The Sei Whale is found in virtually every ocean and sea in the world.

Sei whales are dark grey or bluish-grey on their backs and sides, with a greyish white area on the ventral grooves of their lower jaws and underbellies. (Full text)

The local distribution is probably related to the location of the whale's food source, and sei whales are well known for their sudden "invasions" of an area to exploit an available prey resource. (Full text)

The Sei Whale (Balaenoptera borealis) is a large baleen whale (Full text)

The Sei Whale (Balaenoptera borealis) is a large baleen whale, and as such is one of the largest animals in the world. (Full text)

Sei whales are the third-largest whales in the Southern Ocean. (Full text)

"Sei whales are much larger than other whales, such as the minkes, and eat more fish," said Takanori Nagatomo of the Japanese Fisheries Agency. (Full text)

Sei whales are often seen in groups of two to five. (Full text)

The Sei whale is also called the Sardine whale, the Pollack whale, the Coalfish whale, the Japan Finner, and Rudolphi's Rorqual. (Full text)

Copies of the Plan for fin and sei whales are available upon request from F/PR, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. (Full text)

Binomial name Balaenoptera borealis The Sei Whale (Balaenoptera borealis) is a large baleen whale, and as such is one of the largest animals in the world. (Full text)

Distribution: Sei whales are widely distributed, from the tropics up to the ice pack. (Full text)

Description & Fascinating Facts Whales in the NewsThe Sei whale, Balaenoptera borealis, is a slender cetacean, although more robust than the Fin whale. (Full text)

Although sei whales are relatively free of ectoparasites, many suffer from endoparasitic helminthes, flatworms, which may cause kidney and liver problems. (Full text)

Approximately how many Sei whales are there now and where is their principal habitat? (Full text)

Balaenoptera Species: borealis Binomial name Balaenoptera borealis The Sei Whale (Balaenoptera borealis) is a large baleen whale, and as such is one of the largest . (Full text)

1. sei whale, Balaenoptera borealis -- (similar to but smaller than the finback whale)
sei whale
Balaenoptera borealis
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