Balaenoptera ricei

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Balaenopteroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Grandordo: Ferungulata Cladus: Pan-Euungulata Mirordo: Euungulata Cladus: Paraxonia Ordo: Artiodactyla Cladus: Artiofabula Cladus: Cetruminantia Cladus: Cetancodontamorpha Subordo: Whippomorpha Cladus: Cetaceamorpha Infraordo: Cetacea Cladus: Pelagiceti Cladus: Neoceti Parvordo: Mysticeti Cladus: Chaeomysticeti Superfamilia: Balaenopteroidea

Familia: Balaenopteridae
Genus: Balaenoptera
Species: Balaenoptera ricei

Name

Balaenoptera ricei Rosel, Wilcox, Yamada & Mullin, 2021: 600

Holotype: USNM 594665, adult ♂, stranded on 29 January 2019.
Type locality: “near Flamingo, Florida Bay, Gulf of Mexico, at the outer edge of Everglades National Park, Florida (25.0344°N, 81.0185°W)”.

References

Primary references

Rosel, P.R., Wilcox, L.W., Yamada, T.Y. & Mullin, K.M. 2021. A new species of baleen whale (Balaenoptera) from the Gulf of Mexico, with a review of its geographic distribution. Marine Mammal Science 37(2): 577–610. DOI: 10.1111/mms.12776 Reference page.

Links

Rosel, P., Corkeron, P. & Soldevilla, M. 2022. IUCN: Balaenoptera ricei (Critically Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T215823373A208496244. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T215823373A208496244.en. Accessed on 03 May 2026.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Rice-Brydewal
English: Rice's Whale
español: rorcual de Rice
italiano: balenottera di Rice