Fish Species Database

• Code

  28

• Species Name

  Balaenoptera Musculus
• Kingdom

  Animalia

• Phylum

  Chordata

• Class

  Mammalia
• Order

  Cetacea
• Family

  0
• Subfamily

  0

• Genus

  Balaenoptera
• ID Fishbase
• Picture

  
• Local Name

  Paus Biru
• Description

  Blue whale has a long and oval body with a body length of up 33 meters and the weight (mass) of up to 181 tons or more. The head is flat and has a U shape and has a back protruding spanning from the blow hole to the upper part of the lips. The dorsal fin is small, whichis seen briefly during the diving sequence.

• Status

  Dilindungi (PP 7/99)
  Endangered (IUCN, 2008)
  Appendiks I (CITES, 2000)
  
• Habitat
• Spread in the world
• Spread in Indonesia