The Antarctic minke whale or southern minke whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) is a species of minke whale within the suborder of baleen whales. It is the second smallest rorqual after the common minke whale and the third smallest baleen whale.

Antarctic minke whales used to be considered a subspecies of Balaenoptera acutorostrata, B. a. bonaerensis. In the late 1990s, however, it came to be recognized as a separate species, Balaenoptera bonaerensis (Burmeister, 1867).

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Taxon Name: Balaenoptera bonaerensis Burmeister, 1867 Common Name(s): • English: Antarctic Minke Whale • Spanish: Ballena Minke Antártica Taxonomic Notes: Until the 1990s, only one species of Minke Whale was recognized, the Antarctic Minke Whale Balaenoptera bonaerensis being regarded as conspecific with the Common Minke Whale (B ...

2016年7月22日 · On 05 February, 2013, a 7.7 m baleen whale was observed floating dead off of Iberia Parish, Louisiana, USA in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Genetic analysis of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences obtained from this animal determined that it was an Antarctic minke whale, Balaenoptera bonaerensis.

The Antarctic minke whale or southern minke whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) is a species of minke whale within the suborder of baleen whales. It is the second smallest rorqual after the common minke whale and the third smallest baleen whale.

Adult Antarctic minke whales average about 8.5-9.0 m, and can reach 10.7 m in length. Length at birth is about 2.8 m. Maximum body weight is about 14 tons.

Minke whales (pronounced Minky) are the smallest of the rorqual whales, those that have baleen or "whalebone" instead of teeth that they use for filter feeding. Antarctic Minke Whale Statistics.

Preliminary description of a new species of finner whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis). Proceedings of the Zoological Society [London], June 27, 1867:707-713. [details]

Balaenoptera bonaerensis in Mammal Species of the World. Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference .