Northern (or common) minke whale - WWF
In the northern Pacific, minkes are found in the Bering and Okhotsk Seas, and Gulf of Alaska in the spring and summer. Like other great whales, minkes migrate to temperate and tropical waters in winter and polar waters in summer. Minke whales are often solitary, although they often travel in pairs or groups of three.
Common minke whale - Wikipedia
The common minke whale or northern minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) is a species of minke whale within the suborder of baleen whales. It is the smallest species of the rorquals and the second smallest species of baleen whale.
Northern or Common minke whale - Whale & Dolphin …
The common minke whale is the smallest of all baleen whales, reaching around 8 to 9 meters long. Their sleek, dark bodies parade black, dark brown and grey tones with a lighter belly that flashes through the water.
Minke whale - Wikipedia
The two species of minke whale are the common (or northern) minke whale and the Antarctic (or southern) minke whale. [2] The minke whale was first described by the Danish naturalist Otto Fabricius in 1780, who assumed it must be an already known species and assigned his specimen to Balaena rostrata , a name given to the northern bottlenose ...
Minke Whale - NOAA Fisheries
2024年8月20日 · Northern minke whales have a widespread distribution in the Northern Hemisphere and are found throughout the northern Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Their range extends from the ice edge in the Arctic during the summer to near the equator during winter.
Minke whale (Northern or common) | Scottish Wildlife Trust
The minke whale is the smallest of the baleen whales found in UK waters, and the commonest in Scotland. It is sleek with a very pointed head and small sickle-shaped dorsal fin, situated two-thirds of the way down its back.
Common minke whale - Whale and Dolphin Conservation
The common minke whale is the smallest of all baleen whales, reaching around 8 to 9 metres long. Their sleek, dark bodies parade black, dark brown and grey tones with a lighter belly that flashes through the water.
Minke Whale | Oceana
Aside from the differences in their range, the northern minke whale has a white band on its fin that the Antarctic minke whale does not. Minke whales reach lengths of up to 35 feet long and weigh up to 20,000 pounds, and female minkes tend to be larger than their male counterparts.
Minke Whale | Whale Watching Handbook
Minke whales are widely distributed throughout tropical, temperate and polar regions. The smallest, and most streamlined of the rorqual whales, they are built for speed. Their scientific name acutorostrata refers to the acutely pointed and streamlined shape of their head.
Minke whale - IWC
Minke whales are widely distributed through most tropical, temperate and polar regions 2 from approximately 65°S to 80°N 3. Common minke whales are found in all ocean basins, with the dwarf minke whale subspecies more or less limited to the Southern Hemisphere.