Minke Whale
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,832
- Most observed in
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
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. Although first ignored by whalers due to its small size and low oil yield, it began to be exploited by various countries beginning in the early 20th century.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Common minke whale”.