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🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Balaenoptera edeni

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Artiodactyla

Family

Balaenopteridae

Genus

Balaenoptera

Species

Balaenoptera edeni

Mammalia🌊 Marine predator / filter feeder

Eden's Whale

Balaenoptera edeni (Eden's Whale · カツオクジラ)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)LC (Least Concern)

DDData Deficient

LCLeast Concern

NTNear Threatened

VUVulnerable

ENEndangered

CRCritically End.

EWExtinct in Wild

EXExtinct

🇰🇷 Marine Protected Species (Korea)

Geological Era

Extant

Diet

Marine predator / filter feeder

Length · Height

13~14.5m · No data

Mass · Top Speed

15~16.6t · 24.1km/h

Habitat & Fossil Locality

Warm temperate to tropical waters between 40°N and 40°S, from shallow coastal areas to the open ocean

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

💡 Its body length of 14.5 m is slightly longer than a large city bus (about 12 m) (Comparison).
💡 Its weight of about 16.6 tons is roughly equal to eleven passenger cars (about 1.5 tons each) (Comparison).

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.

📊 Mass & Speed Index (0–100)

⚖️ Mass Index (Blue Whale ~190 t = 100, log scale)87

⚡ Speed Index (400 km/h = 100)6

Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.

#브라이드고래#Balaenoptera edeni

📖 1. Overview

Eden's whale is a warm-water baleen whale found across a wide range of habitats from shallow coastal waters to the open ocean.

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

Unlike other baleen whales, it has three prominent ridges on the top of its rostrum in front of the blowhole, and its head makes up about one-fourth (1/4) of its body length. It has 40–70 throat pleats and 250–410 baleen plates on each side of the mouth.

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

An opportunistic feeder that switches prey depending on what is available, it catches krill, shrimp, and schooling fish such as sardines and mackerel by skimming the surface, lunging, or blowing bubble nets. It usually travels alone or in pairs, and females give birth to a single calf once every 2–3 years.

🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea

It is a species recorded in Korean waters and listed under the Korean name Beuraideu-gorae in the National List of Species of Korea (National Institute of Biological Resources (NIBR)).