Balaenoptera ricei
Rosel, Wilcox, T. K. Yamada, & K. D. Mullin, 2021
Rice's Whale
Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 5642
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Artiodactyla |
| Suborder | : Cetacea |
| Infraorder | : Mysticeti |
| Superfamily | : Balaenopteroidea |
| Family | : Balaenopteridae |
| Genus | : Balaenoptera |
Species status
Authority citation
Rosel, P.E., Wilcox, L.A., Yamada, T.K. and Mullin, K.D. 2021-01-10. 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.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12776Original name as described
Balaenoptera ricei
Other common names
Gulf of Mexico Whale
Type material
USNM:MAMM:594665
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3bdfb6eaf-c176-4734-a11d-dd83249e9354Type locality
"near Flamingo, Florida Bay, Gulf of Mexico, at the outer edge of Everglades National Park, Florida (25.0344N, 81.0185W)."
Biogeographic realm
Marine
Country distribution
United States · Mexico? · Bahamas?
Subregion distribution
USA(FL, AL?, LA?, TX?)
Taxonomy notes
recently described, although there is some discussion as to whether this species and B. brydei should be considered as distinct from B. edeni; further research is needed
Taxonomy notes citation
Rosel, P.E., Wilcox, L.A., Yamada, T.K. and Mullin, K.D. 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 · Davis, R.W. 2026. Rice's Whale: Considerations for Identifying New Cetacean Species. Marine Mammal Science 42(1):e70112.
IUCN Red List status
Critically Endangered
Species Permalink
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Names and synonyms
Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.
Total: 1 name and synonym.
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