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WoRMS taxon details
original description
(of Balaena boops Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  [request]
original description
(of Balaena physalus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 75 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record
van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source
Carwardine, M., E. Hoyt, R. E. Fordyce and P. Gill. 1998. Whales, dolphins and porpoises. Time-Life Books. Nature Company Guides, USA. 288 p. [details]
additional source
Thomas, M. L. H. (1983). Marine and coastal systems of the Quoddy Region, New Brunswick. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 64:1-306. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source
Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source
Mead, J. G.; Brownell, R. L. Jr. (2005). Cetacea. <em>In Wilson, D.E. & D.M. Reeder (eds). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp.</em> 723--743., available online at http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/ [details]
additional source
Rice, D. W. (1998). Marine mammals of the world. Systematics and distribution. <em>Society for Marine Mammalogy Special Publication.</em> 4., available online at http://www.marinemammalscience.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/MarineMammalsOfTheWorld.pdf [details]
additional source
Hershkovitz, P. (1966). Catalog of Living Whales. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> (246): 1-259., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.03629236.246 [details]
additional source
Jefferson, T. A., M. A. Webber and R. L. Pitman. (2008). Marine mammals of the world. Academic Press, Amsterdam. [details]
additional source
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, available online at http://www.iucnredlist.org [details]
additional source
Perrin, W.F.; Würsig, B.; Thewissen, J.G.M. (2009). Encyclopedia of marine mammals. Second edition. Academic Press: London. ISBN 978-0-12-373553-9. xxix, 1316 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source
King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source
Schmidly, D. J. and B. Würsig. 2009. Mammals (Vertebrata: Mammalia) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1343–1352 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source
Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
From editor or global species database
Holotype None; based primarily on the "finfish" of Martens (1675) [details]
IUCN Red List Category Endangered (EN) [details]
Morphology Distinguishing characteristics: white lower jaw on right, gray on left. Blow readily visible-10 m(33') tall, straight column. Curved dorsal fin closer to tail. light grey with white belly, occasional blotches of orange/yellow, blaze or chevron extending from eye across back. Fin and blue whales have the deepest, loudest voices in the ocean, letting them communicate over great distances. Second largest living animal after the blue whale. [details]
Predators Killer whale (Orcinus orca) [details]
Reproduction Calving: December to April in Northern Hemisphere, austral winter in Southern Hemisphere, in unknown localities; Weaning: 1 year [details]
Type locality "Oceano Europaeo," specifically the Spitzbergen Sea [details]Unreviewed
Diet schooling fish, euphasiids and other invetebrates, copepods (when young), squid [details]
Dimensions Length: male 58-82' (17.7-25 m), female 60-88 1/2' (18.3-27 m), at birth 19 1/2' + (5.9 m+) [details]
Distribution in all oceans [details]
Distribution Antarctica/Southern Ocean; East Pacific; Eastern Atlantic Ocean; Indo-West Pacific; Western Atlantic Ocean [details]
Habitat mostly offshore but also near the coast [details]
Importance In the North-West Atlantic region, it is the dominant large cetacean species in all seasons, with the largest standing stock, the largest food requirements, and therefore the largest impact on the ecosystem of any cetacean species. [details]
| Language | Name | |
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Afrikaans |
vinwalvis |
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Aleut |
mangidakhmangidadakh |
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Arabic |
harcul chaii |
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Bulgarian |
ФинвалСин кит [from synonym]sin kit [from synonym]finvаl |
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Catalan |
rorqual comú |
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Chukot |
niltkhokkein uiiutnilchoken biuu |
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Croatian |
veliki kit |
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Czech |
plejtvák myšok |
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Danish |
Silde-Rorenfinhvalblåhval [from synonym] |
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Dutch |
vinvisgewone vinvisblauwe vinvis [from synonym] |
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English |
razor backherring whalefinnerfinback whalefin whalecommon rorqualcommon finwhalecommon finback whaleblue whale [from synonym]big finner |
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French |
vraie baleinerorqual communbaleine bleue [from synonym]baleine américaine |
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German |
SchnabelwalSchanelwal [from synonym]Riesenwal [from synonym]FinnwalFinnfischBlauwal [from synonym] |
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Hebrew |
לויתן ענק [from synonym]לויתן מצוילווייתן מצויlivyatan matzui |
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Icelandic |
sildrekisildreklangreydurhunfubaksfurehvalerfinnhvaler |
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Indonesian |
paus sirip |
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Italian |
rorqualororquallororqual comunebalenottera fisallobalenottera comunebalenottera azzurra [from synonym] |
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Japanese |
ナガスクジラnagasu kujira |
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Kalaallisut |
tunnolikkeporkarnak |
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Korean |
cham-gorae |
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Koryak |
vapakylichan |
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Lithuanian |
mėlynasis banginis [from synonym]finvalas |
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Malagasy |
trozona amam-bombo |
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Maltese |
baliena mbacca |
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Modern Greek (1453-) |
ΠτεροφάλαιναΓαλάζια φάλαινα [from synonym]pterofálaina |
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Norwegian |
stor-hvalsildrörsildehvalrorenloddehvalfinqvalfinnhvalfinhvalfinefiskblåhval [from synonym] |
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Norwegian Bokmål |
finnhvalblåhval [from synonym] |
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Norwegian Nynorsk |
finnkvalblåkval [from synonym] |
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Polish |
płetwal błękitny [from synonym]finwal |
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Portuguese |
baleia-finabaleia-comum |
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Russian |
финвалсельдяной киткит синий [from synonym]seldianoi polosatikobyknovennyi polosatiknastoiashchiy polosatikfinval |
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Sami languages |
reider |
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Slovenian |
sinji kit [from synonym]brazdasti kit |
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Spanish |
rorcual de aletarorcual comúnrorcual azul [from synonym]kilaballena fisalusballena finballena de aletaballena boba |
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Swedish |
sillvalsillhvalrörvalfinnfiskblåval [from synonym] |
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Turkish |
uzun balinagök balinası [from synonym]gök balina [from synonym]fin balinasıfin balinasi |
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Ukrainian |
ФінвалСмугастик Брайда [from synonym]Синій кит [from synonym]Кит синій [from synonym] |
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Welsh |
morfil asgellog llwydmorfil asgellog glas [from synonym] |
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Yupik languages |
tykyshkok |
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Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (162 barcodes)
To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes) (from synonym Balaenoptera musculus Van Beneden & Gervais, 1880)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Physalus verus Billberg, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Pterobalaena gigantea)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Balaenopteris guibusdam Tomilin, 1957)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Physalus brasiliensis Gray, 1850)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Balaena sulcata Neill, 1811)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Physalus fasciatus Gray, 1850)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Balaenoptera tenuirostris Sweeting, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Physalus patachonicus Burmeister, 1866)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Physalis vulgaris Fleming, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Balaenoptera antarctica Gray, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Balaenoptera rorqual Lacépède, 1804)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Balaenoptera patachonicus Burmeister, 1865)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Balaenoptera patagonica Dabbene, 1902)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Balaena maximus borealis Knox, 1838)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Rorqualus musculus F. Cuvier, 1836)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Benedenia knoxii Gray, 1864)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (228 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Pterobalaena communis Van Beneden, 1857)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Physalus australis Gray, 1850)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications) (from synonym Balaenoptera australis Gray, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications) (from synonym Physalus antarcticus Gray, 1850)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Balaenoptera velifera copei Elliot, 1901)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Balaenoptera quoyii Lonnberg, 1906)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (32 publications) (from synonym Balaenoptera gibbar Lacépède, 1804)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (32 publications) (from synonym Sibbaldius tuberosus Cope, 1869)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications) (from synonym Balaenoptera patachonica Lahille, 1905)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (350 publications) (from synonym Balaenoptera musculus Van Beneden & Gervais, 1880)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (39 publications) (from synonym Balaena physalis Kerr, 1792)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Balaenoptera brasiliensis Gray, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Balaenoptera mediterraneensis Lesson, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (43 publications) (from synonym Balaenoptera velifera Cope, 1869)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (47 publications) (from synonym Balaena antipodarum Tomilin, 1957)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (47 publications) (from synonym Balaena physalus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Balaenoptera swinhoii Gray, 1866)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Balaenoptera sulcata)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (50 publications) (from synonym Sibbaldius tectirostris Cope, 1869)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Balaenoptera blythii Anderson, 1879)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Balaena rostrata australis Desmoulins, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Dubertus rhodinsulensis Tomilin, 1957)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (71 publications) (from synonym Balaena boops Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Balaena antiquorum Fischer, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Swinhoia chinensis Gray, 1868)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Balaenoptera musculus) (from synonym Balaenoptera musculus Van Beneden & Gervais, 1880)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Balaenoptera physalus)
To GenBank (76503 nucleotides; 21881 proteins)
To GenBank (76503 nucleotides; 21881 proteins) (from synonym Balaena physalus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Endangered) (from synonym Balaenoptera musculus Van Beneden & Gervais, 1880)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To NMNH Extant Collection (MMP USNM 301635 Balaenoptera physalus Damaged Ventral Skull)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Balaenoptera musculus Van Beneden & Gervais, 1880)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
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