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?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderCetacea
- familyBalaenopteridae
- genusBalaenoptera
- 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
Relatives of the bryde's whale
Other species in the same genus Balaenoptera.

Blue whale
Balaenoptera musculus

Fin whale
Balaenoptera physalus

Sei whale
Balaenoptera borealis

Common minke whale
Balaenoptera acutorostrata

Antarctic minke whale
Balaenoptera bonaerensis
Rice's whale
Balaenoptera ricei
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the bryde's whale?
The bryde's whale (Balaenoptera omurai) belongs to the family Balaenopteridae in the order Cetacea.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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