Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
SPECIES: Published in
Syst. Nat., 10th ed. vol.1 p.75

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; Common Rorqual in English; Common Rorqual in English; Fin Whale in English; Fin Whale in English; Fin Whale in English; Fin Whale in English; Fin Whale in English; Fin whale in language.; Fin whale in language.; Fin-Backed Whale in English; Fin-backed Whale in English; Finback in English; Finback in English; Finback Whale in English; Finhval in Danish; Finner in English; Finner in English; Finnhval in Norwegian; Finnwal in German; Finnwal in German; Finnwal in German; Finnwal in English; Herring Whale in English; Herring Whale in English; Northern Fin Whale in English; Razorback in English; Razorback; Northern Fin Whale (Physalus); Southern Fin Whale (Quoyi) in English; Razorback; Northern Fin Whale (physalus); Southern Fin Whale (quoyi) in English; Rorcual Comun in English; Rorcual comun in language.; Rorqual Commun in English; Rorqual commun in French; Southern Fin Whale in English; baleine fin in French; common rorqual in language.; fin whale in English; fin whale in English; finback whale in English; finback whale in English; finback whale in language.; gewone vinvis in Dutch; physalus in English; quoyi in English; rorqual commun in French; rorqual commun in French; 長須鯨 in Chinese; Fin Whale in English; Fin Whale in English

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