Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dataset
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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp.

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Chordata: class
Mammalia: order
Cetacea: family
Balaenopteridae: genus
Balaenoptera: species
Balaenoptera physalus

Name

Synonyms: Balaena antipodarum Tomilin, 1957; Balaena maximus borealis Knox, 1838; Balaena mysticetus major Kerr, 1792; Balaena physalis Kerr, 1792; Balaena physalus Linnaeus, 1758; Balaena rostrata australis Desmoulins, 1822; Balaena sulcata Neill, 1811; Balaena tschudii (Reichenbach, 1846); Balaenoptera antarctica Gray, 1846; Balaenoptera antiquorum Gray, 1846; Balaenoptera aragous Farines & Carcasonne, 1829; Balaenoptera australis Gray, 1846; Balaenoptera blythii Anderson, 1879; Balaenoptera brasiliensis Gray, 1846; Balaenoptera copei (Elliot, 1901); Balaenoptera mediterraneensis Lesson, 1828; Balaenoptera mediterranensis Cabrera, 1961; Balaenoptera patachonica Lahille, 1905; Balaenoptera patachonicha tschudii (Reichenbach, 1846); Balaenoptera patagonica Dabbene, 1902
Homonyms: Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common names: Ballena de aleta in Spanish; Ballena de aleta in Spanish; Fin Whale in English; Fin Whale in English; Fin Whale in English; Fin whale in language.; Fin whale in language.; Finhval in Danish; Finnhval in Norwegian; Finnwal in German; Finnwal in German; Rorcual común in Spanish; Rorcual común in Galician; Rorqual comú in Catalan–Valencian; Zere arrunta in Basque; baleine fin in French; common rorqual in language.; fin whale in English; finback whale in language.; finback whale in English; gewone vinvis in Dutch; rorqual commun in French; rorqual commun in French; 長鬚鯨 in Chinese; 長鬚鯨 in language.; 長鬚鯨 in Chinese; Gewone vinvis in Dutch; gewone vinvis in Dutch; Finnfisch in German; Finnwal in German; Schnabelwal in German; Silde-Roren in Danish; baleia-comum in Portuguese; baleia-fina in Portuguese; baleine américaine in French; balenottera comune in Italian; balenottera fisallo in Italian; baliena mbacca in Maltese; ballena boba in Spanish; ballena de aleta in Spanish; ballena fin in Spanish; ballena fisalus in Spanish; big finner in English; brazdasti kit in Slovenian; cham-gorae in Korean; common finback whale in English; common finwhale in English; common rorqual in English; fin balinasi in Turkish; fin balinası in Turkish

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