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Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Mammalia > Order: Cetartiodactyla > Family: Balaenopteridae > Genus: Balaenoptera > Species: Balaenoptera physalus

Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Threat status Europe Near Threatened (IUCN)
Protected by EU Habitats Directive and 11 other international agreements
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  • open ocean
  • shelf
Natura 2000 species code 2621

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