Bryde's Whale Balaenoptera edeni

Classification

Balaenopteridae [family]
Balaenoptera [genus] (5)
edeni [species]

Classification

Balaenopteridae [family]
Balaenoptera [genus] (5)
edeni [species]

Presence

Recorded on
  • Bonaire
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  • Curaçao
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    Presence status
  • Indigenous (1) - Bonaire
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  • Indigenous (1) - Curaçao
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    Distribution description Secondary range in the Caribbean Sea.
    Notes on presence status Found stranded on Bonaire. Expected around the other Dutch Caribbean islands.

    Publications

    • Bree, P.J.H. van 1975. Preliminary list of the cetaceans of the southern Caribbean. Studies on the fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands 48: 79-87.
    • Debrot, A.O., Witte, R.H. & Scheidat, M. 2011. The marine mammals of the Dutch Caribbean: a comparison between EEZ sectors, contrasts and concerns. 8pp. IMARES, Den Helder.
    • MacRae, D.M. & De Meyer, K. 2020. Dutch Caribbean conservation species list. Using management effectiveness to strengthen species conservation in the Caribbean.