Minke whale "minkehval", possibly after a Norwegian whaler named Meincke, who mistook a northern minke whale for a blue whale. Most modern classifications split the minke whale into two species; Taxonomists further categorize the common minke whale into two or three subspecies; the North Atlantic minke whale, the North Pacific minke whale and dwarf minke whale. All minke whales are part of the rorquals, a family that includes the humpback whale, the fin whale, the Bryde's whale, the sei whale and the blue whale. The junior synonyms for "B. acutorostrata" are "B. davidsoni" (Scammon 1872), "B. minimia" (Rapp, 1837) and "B. rostrata"
Creature type (Dungeons & Dragons) Ooze, Plant, Shapechanger and Undead creature types were converted to keywords in 4th edition, as were many subtypes. Fifth edition's approach to creature types is similar to third edition's. The outsider type has been split into celestials and fiends, animal and vermin type have been combined into beast type, and several types have been removed (magical beast, monstrous humanoid, etc.) and the catch-all monstrosity type has been added. Creature type (Dungeons & Dragons) In the "Dungeons & Dragons" fantasy role-playing game, creature types are rough categories of creatures which determine the way game mechanics affect the creature. In the 3rd