Omura's whale or the dwarf fin whale (Balaenoptera omurai) is a species of rorqual about which very little is known. [3] Before its formal description, it was referred to as a small, dwarf or pygmy form of Bryde's whale by various sources. [4] The common name and specific epithet commemorate Japanese cetologist Hideo Omura . [5] [6]

大村鯨（學名： Balaenoptera omurai ，英語： Omura's whale ）又稱角島鯨，屬鬚鯨科，直到2003年才被確認與命名。 因為模式標本是擱淺在 日本 山口縣 的角島（Tsunoshima），故又俗名「角島鯨」。

Omura’s whale is a relatively small, super-streamlined, baleen whale. They have striking and unique asymmetrical black and white markings on the head and jaw; the lower jaw is white on the right side and black on the left.

Omura's whale or the dwarf fin whale (Balaenoptera omurai) is a species of rorqual about which very little is known. Before its formal description, it was referred to as a small, dwarf or pygmy form of Bryde's whale by various sources.

2016年6月1日 · Scientists have discovered a thriving population of Omura’s whales—a species that hadn’t even been identified until 2003 and had never before been documented in the wild. Omura’s whales were misidentified as similar-looking Bryde’s whales until thirteen years ago, when Japanese researchers identified them as a distinct and ancient ...

2018年1月1日 · This chapter describes the current understanding of the Omura’s whale (Balaenoptera omurai), a recently described baleen whale that is known from whaling and stranding specimens, a single detailed field study and opportunistic reports.

This website is devoted to the world's newest baleen whale species. This is the first and only project to study the Omura's whale in the wild! We are just beginning to learn about their behavior, ecology, and conservation needs.

Omura’s whale (aka the dwarf fin whale) is a small baleen whale that can be found living within tropical/subtropical environments in deep waters. In addition to being small these whales are also rare and hard to find and researchers have been struggling to collect data on this marine mammal .

The Omura’s whale (Balaenoptera omurai) is a recently discovered species of baleen whale, first recognized as a distinct and ancient species in 2003. It is a Mysticete, or baleen whale, belonging to the family Balaenopteridae, or rorquals.

Omura's whale or the dwarf fin whale (Balaenoptera omurai) is a species of rorqual about which very little is known. [3] Before its formal description, it was referred to as a small, dwarf or pygmy form of Bryde's whale by various sources. [4] The common name and specific epithet commemorate Japanese cetologist Hideo Omura . [5] [6]