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Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Syst. Nat., 10th ed. vol.1 p.76

Classification

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

Name

Synonyms
Balaena borealis Fischer, 1829
Balaena maximus
Balaena musculus Linnaeus, 1758
Balaenoptera brevicauda Ichihara, 1966
Balaenoptera carolinae Malm, 1866
Balaenoptera gigas Reinhardt, 1857
Balaenoptera indica Blyth, 1859
Balaenoptera jubartes Lacépède, 1804
Balaenoptera miramaris Lahille, 1898
Balaenoptera sulfurea Cope, 1869
Cuvierius latirostris (Flower, 1864)
Physalus boops (Cuvier, 1836)
Physalus indicus (Blyth, 1842)
Physalus latirostris Flower, 1865
Pterobalaena gigas Reinhardt, 1857
Pterobalaena grypus Munter, 1877
Rorqualus boops F.Cuvier, 1836
Rorqualus musculus F.Cuvier, 1836
Sibbaldius antarcticus Burmeister, 1866
Sibbaldius borealis Gray, 1864
Homonyms
Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common names
Ballena azul in Spanish
Ballena azul in Spanish
Blauwal in English
Blauwal in German
Blauwal in German
Blue Rorqual in English
Blue Whale in English
Blue Whale in English
Blue Whale in English
Blue Whale in English
Blue whale in language.
Blue whale in language.
Blue whale in English
Blåhval in Danish
Blåhval in Norwegian
Pygmy Blue Whale (brevicauda); Antarctic Blue Whale in English
Rorcual azul in English
Rorqual bleu in English
Sibbald’s Rorqual in English
Southern Blue Whale (intermedia); Northern Indian Ocean Blue Whale (Northern Indian Ocean population) in English
Sulphurbottom Whale; Northern Blue Whale (musculus) in English
baleine bleue in French
baleine bleue in French
blauwe vinvis in Dutch
blue whale in English
blue whale in English
rorqual bleu in French
rorqual bleu in French
藍鯨 in Chinese
Blauwe vinvis in Dutch
Blauwe vinvis in Dutch
Blue Whale in English
Blue Whale in English
Blue whale in English
alitbossu in Northern Sami
blauwe vinvis in Dutch
blåval in Swedish
Baleine bleue in French
Ballena Azul in Spanish
Blauwal in German
Blauwal in German
Blauwal in German
Morfil Asgellog Glas in Welsh
Morfilod Asgellog Glas in Welsh
Ostende whale in English
Riesenwal in German
Riesenwal in German
Schanelwal in German
Schanelwal in German
Schwefelbauchwal in German

Bibliographic References

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