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Bryde's whale

Balaenoptera omurai Wada, Oishi & Yamada, 2003

Status not recordedwhales and dolphins

The bryde's whale (Balaenoptera omurai) is a species in the family Balaenopteridae, order Cetacea.

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Quick facts about the bryde's whale

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bryde's whale live?

Not recorded

Is the bryde's whale endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the bryde's whale classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderCetacea
  5. familyBalaenopteridae
  6. genusBalaenoptera
  7. SpeciesBalaenoptera omurai Wada, Oishi & Yamada, 2003
Other names and names in other languages (26)
  • Bryde's-like whaleEnglish
  • Dwarf fin whaleEnglish
  • Omura's whaleEnglish
  • Omura’s whaleEnglish
  • Pygmy Bryde's whaleEnglish
  • حوت أوموراArabic
  • plejtvák OmurůvCzech
  • OmurawalGerman
  • ΝανοπτεροφάλαιναGreek
  • Rorcual de OmuraSpanish
  • Rorqual d'OmuraFrench
  • לווייתן אומורהHebrew
  • Balenottera di OmuraItalian
  • ツノシマクジラJapanese
  • 오무라고래Korean
  • OmurahvalNorwegian Bokmål
  • Omura's vinvisDutch
  • Płetwal skrytyPolish
  • Baleia-de-omuraPortuguese
  • วาฬโอมูระThai
  • 大村鯨Chinese
  • Rorqual d’OmuraFrench
  • 角島 鯨 (Tsunoshima kujira)Japanese
  • Omuras DvergbrydehvalNorwegian Bokmål
  • 大村鲸Chinese
  • 角島鯨Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the bryde's whale

Other species in the same genus Balaenoptera.

EN, Endangered
Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)

Blue whale

Balaenoptera musculus

Balaenopteridae

VU, Vulnerable
Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus)

Fin whale

Balaenoptera physalus

Balaenopteridae

EN, Endangered
Sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis)

Sei whale

Balaenoptera borealis

Balaenopteridae

Rice's whale

Balaenoptera ricei

BalaenopteridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the bryde's whale?

The bryde's whale (Balaenoptera omurai) belongs to the family Balaenopteridae in the order Cetacea.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera omurai). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/brydes-whale

MLA

“Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera omurai).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/brydes-whale.

BibTeX
@misc{brydes_whale_2026,
  title = {Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera omurai)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/brydes-whale},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}