Talk:Minke Whale

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Is the range image for the Dwarf correct? It seems to conflict with the text that it is a subspecies of the Northern. - UtherSRG 21:54, Jan 29, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Taxonomic comments on the Dwarf Minke Whale

Since the Dwarf Minke Whale as generally identified is undescribed, my guess is that the scientific name for this animal will be Balaenoptera acutorostrata australis ("Sharp-snouted whale wing from the Southern Hemisphere"). Do you think so?