Sei whale  (Balaenoptera borealis)

Facts

Also known as:Coalfish whale, Pollack whale and Rudphi's rorqual
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Cetacea
Family Balaenopteridae
Genus Balaenoptera (1)
Size Length: 21 m (2)
Weight 30 tonnes (2)

Status

Classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1). Populations from the equator to Antarctica are listed on Appendix I of CITES, all other populations are listed on Appendix II (3). Also listed on Appendices I and II of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS or the Bonn Convention) (4).