Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
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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 musculus

Name

Synonyms: Balaena borealis Fischer, 1829; Balaena maximus; Balaena musculus Linnaeus, 1758; Balaenoptera carolinae Malm, 1866; Balaenoptera gigas Reinhardt, 1857; Balaenoptera indica Blyth, 1859; Balaenoptera jubartes Lacépède, 1804; Balaenoptera miramaris Lahille, 1898; Balaenoptera sibbaldii Flower, 1885; 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 German; Blauwal in German; 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 Norwegian; Blåhval in Danish; Rorcual azul in Galician; Rorcual azul, Rorqual blau in Catalan–Valencian; Zere bale urdina in Basque; 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 language.; 藍鯨 in Chinese; 藍鯨 in Chinese; Blauwe vinvis in Dutch; blauwe vinvis in Dutch; blåval in Swedish; Blauwal in German; Blauwal in German; Ostende whale in English; Riesenwal in German; Riesenwal in German; Schanelwal in German; Schanelwal in German; Schwefelbauchwal in German; Sibbald's rorqual in English; abugulikh in language.; akhvorkhrikh in language.; alfaguara in Spanish; alfaware in Spanish; baleia azul in Portuguese; baleine bleue in French; baleine bleue in French; baleine d'Ostend in French; baleine jubarte in French; balena blava in Catalan–Valencian; balenottera azzura in Italian; balenottera azzurra in Italian; ballena azul in Spanish

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