Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
SPECIES: Published in
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.

Classification

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

Name

Synonyms: Balaena antipodarum Tomilin, 1957; Balaena maximus subsp. borealis Knox, 1838; Balaena mysticetus subsp. major Kerr, 1792; Balaena physalis Kerr, 1792; Balaena physalis Linnaeus, 1758; Balaena physalus Linnaeus, 1758; Balaena rostrata subsp. australis Desmoulins, 1822; Balaena sulcata Neill, 1811; Balaena sulcata subsp. arctica (Schlegel, 1841); 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 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 English; Fin whale in language.; Fin whale in language.; Finnhval in Norwegian; Finnwal in German; Finnwal in German; Gewone vinvis in Flemish; Rorcual común in language.; Rorcual común in language.; Rorqual comú in language.; Zere arrunta in language.; baleine fin in French; common rorqual in language.; fin whale in English; finback whale in language.; finback whale in English; gewone vinvis in Flemish; 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 Flemish; 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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