Omura's Whale Balaenoptera Omurai (2003)
In 2003, Japanese scientists announced the discovery of a new species of rorqual whale, named Omura's whale (Balaenoptera omurai), after extensive studies of Bryde's Whale (B. brydei). The scientists also claimed their research settled a long-standing taxonomic argument, and Bryde's Whale and the Pygmy Bryde's Whale (B. edeni) are in fact two distinct species.
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