Cetacea taxon details
Balaenoptera ricei Rosel, Wilcox, Yamada & Mullin, 2021
1576133 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1576133)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Rosel, P. E.; Wilcox, L. A.; Yamada, T. K.; Mullin, K. D. (2021). A new species of baleen whale (<i>Balaenoptera</i>) from the Gulf of Mexico, with a review of its geographic distribution. <em>Marine Mammal Science.</em> 37(2): 577-610., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12776 [details] Available for editors 
Holotype USNM 594665
Holotype USNM 594665 [details]
Etymology The specific name, ricei, is in honor of renowned American cetologist Dale W. Rice (1930–2017).
Etymology The specific name, ricei, is in honor of renowned American cetologist Dale W. Rice (1930–2017). [details]
Fordyce, E.; Perrin, W.F. (2025). World Cetacea Database. Balaenoptera ricei Rosel, Wilcox, Yamada & Mullin, 2021. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/cetacea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1576133 on 2026-09-02
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Rosel, P. E.; Wilcox, L. A.; Yamada, T. K.; Mullin, K. D. (2021). A new species of baleen whale (<i>Balaenoptera</i>) from the Gulf of Mexico, with a review of its geographic distribution. <em>Marine Mammal Science.</em> 37(2): 577-610., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12776 [details] Available for editors
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Holotype USNM 594665 [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology The specific name, ricei, is in honor of renowned American cetologist Dale W. Rice (1930–2017). [details]
