Family

Balaenopteridae

Ventral view of braincase, showing intact tympanoperiotic. Formerly in order Cetacea. Also as Lesser Rorqual, Little Piked Whale, Sharp-headed Finner Whale, North Atlantic Minke Whale, North Pacific Minke Whale.
Dorsal view of skull of mounted skeleton. Formerly in order Cetacea. Also as Lesser Rorqual, Little Piked Whale, Sharp-headed Finner Whale, North Atlantic Minke Whale, North Pacific Minke Whale.
Quartering side view of mounted skeleton. Formerly in order Cetacea. Also as Lesser Rorqual, Little Piked Whale, Sharp-headed Finner Whale, North Atlantic Minke Whale, North Pacific Minke Whale.
Formerly in order Cetacea. Also as Lesser Rorqual, Little Piked Whale, Sharp-headed Finner Whale, North Atlantic Minke Whale, North Pacific Minke Whale.
Left lateral view of skull. Formerly in order Cetacea. Also as Lesser Rorqual, Little Piked Whale, Sharp-headed Finner Whale, North Atlantic Minke Whale, North Pacific Minke Whale.
Aerial view of two feeding. Formerly in order Cetacea. Also as Coalfish Whale, Northern Rorqual, Pollack Whale, Rudophi's Rorqual.
Formerly in order Cetacea. Formerly Balaenoptera edeni. Also as Ordinary Bryde's Whale, Large Bryde's Whale.
Close-up of dried baleen plate. Formerly in order Cetacea. Also as Blue Rorqual, Sibbald's Rorqual, Sulphur-bottom Whale.
Three-quarter view (from front) of postcranial skeleton. Formerly in order Cetacea. Also as Blue Rorqual, Sibbald's Rorqual, Sulphur-bottom Whale.
Three-quarter view (from front), showing entire skeleton but emphasizing skull, two persons in photo for scale. Formerly in order Cetacea. Also as Blue Rorqual, Sibbald's Rorqual, Sulphur-bottom Whale.
Quartering view of mounted skeleton. Formerly in order Cetacea. Also as Blue Rorqual, Sibbald's Rorqual, Sulphur-bottom Whale.
Frontal view of skull of mounted skeleton. Formerly in order Cetacea. Also as Blue Rorqual, Sibbald's Rorqual, Sulphur-bottom Whale.
Formerly in order Cetacea. Also as Blue Rorqual, Sibbald's Rorqual, Sulphur-bottom Whale.
Blowing. Formerly in order Cetacea. Also as Blue Rorqual, Sibbald's Rorqual, Sulphur-bottom Whale.
Also as Pygmy Bryde's Whale.
Side view of dorsal fin. Formerly in order Cetacea. Also as Common Rorqual, Finback, Fin-backed Whale, Finner, Herring Whale, Razorback.
Left lateral view of pelvic girdle and femur. Also as Common Rorqual, Finback, Fin-backed Whale, Finner, Herring Whale, Razorback.
Right lateral view of cervical vertebrae. Also as Common Rorqual, Finback, Fin-backed Whale, Finner, Herring Whale, Razorback.
Right lateral view of skull and lower jaw. Also as Common Rorqual, Finback, Fin-backed Whale, Finner, Herring Whale, Razorback.
Specimen washed up on Pacific beach, two people nearby for scale. Formerly in order Cetacea. Formerly in Eschrichtiidae. Also as California Gray Whale, Devilfish, Hard-head, Mussel Digger, Rip Sack, Scrag Whale.
Aerial view. Formerly in order Cetacea. Also as Blue Rorqual, Sibbald's Rorqual, Sulphur-bottom Whale.
Ventral view of skull. Formerly in order Cetacea. Also as Common Rorqual, Finback, Fin-backed Whale, Finner, Herring Whale, Razorback.
Ventral view of skull and dentary of USNM 572922, stranded in USA, North Carolina, New Hanover Co. (34.07 N, 77.88 W) on 13 March 2003. Formerly in order Cetacea. Formerly part of Balaenoptera edeni. Also as Gulf of Mexico Whale.
View of open mouth, showing baleen. Formerly in order Cetacea. Formerly in Eschrichtiidae. Also as California Gray Whale, Devilfish, Hard-head, Mussel Digger, Rip Sack, Scrag Whale.

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library

Balaenopteridae