Species Balaenoptera omurai Wada, Oishi & Yamada, 2003
Omura's Whale
- Balaenoptera omurai Wada, S., Oishi, M. & Yamada, T.K. 2003. A newly discovered species of living baleen whale. Nature 426: 278-281 [Date published 20 November 2003] [278].
Type data:
Holotype NSMT M32505 adult female, Tsunoshima Island, The Sea of Japan [34°21’03"N, 130°53’09"E].
Paratype(s) NRIFSF NRIFSF1–6 3 ♀, 3 ♂, Solomon Sea [west of Guadalcanal]; NRIFSF NRIFSF7–8 2 ♀, eastern Indian Ocean near the Cocos [Keeling] Islands
Comment: co-ordinates of each paratype given in Wada et al. (2003).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Mission Beach and Port Douglas, QLD, Black Point, Gulf St. Vincent, SA, and off northwestern Australia from Exmouth, WA, to the Timor Sea north of Darwin, NT, also Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indian Ocean; tropical, Atlantic, Indo-west Pacific (see Cerchio et al. 2019 for details)
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northwest Transition (3), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
General References
Cerchio, S., Yamada, T.K. & Brownell Jr., R.L. 2019. Global distribution of Omura’s Whales (Balaenoptera omurai) and assessment of range-wide threats. Frontiers in Marine Science 6(67): 1-18
Sasaki, T., Nikaido, M., Wada, S., Yamada, T. K., Cao, Y., Hasegawa, M. & Okada, N. 2006. Balaenoptera omurai is a newly discovered baleen whale that represents an ancient evolutionary lineage. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 41: 40-52
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALAENOPTERIDAE | 27-Feb-2020 | ADDED |