Balaenoptera physalus

Balaenoptera physalus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Mysticeti

Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Ordo: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Subordo: Cynodontia Infraordo: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohort: Theria Cohort: Eutheria Cohort: Placentalia Superordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Cetartiodactyla Ordo: Cetacea Cladus: Neoceti Subordo: Mysticeti

Familia: Balaenopteridae
Genus: Balaenoptera
Species: Balaenoptera physalus
Subspecies: B. p. physalus – B. p. quoyi

Name

• Balaenoptera physalus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Type Locality: "Habitat in Oceano Europeao", restricted to Norway, near Svalbard, Spitsbergen Sea by Thomas 1911
  • Original combination: Balaena physalus

Synonyms

• Balaena boops Linnaeus, 1758
• Balaenoptera antarctica
• Balaenoptera comunis
• Balaenoptera gibbar
• Balaenoptera rorqual

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp  doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: pages 75–76.
• Balaenoptera physalus in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) (2005). Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0801882214.
• Thomas, O. (1911). The mammals of the tenth edition of Linnaeus; an attempt to fix the types of the genera and the exact bases and localities of the species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 81 (1): 120-158. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1911.tb06995.x BHL reference page 

Links

• IUCN: Balaenoptera physalus (Endangered)
• [1] Listed animal in CITES Appendix I
• BioLib: Balaenoptera physalus. [online]. c2007 [2008-10-24]. Available online: http://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id20761
• Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) Report on ITIS

Links

• Smithsonian Institution - North American Mammals: Balaenoptera physalus

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Rorkwal
العربية: حوت زعنفي
Bahasa Indonesia: Paus Sirip
Bân-lâm-gú: Thong-thò Hái-ang
беларуская: Фінвал
brezhoneg: Balum boutin
български: Финвал
català: Rorqual comú
čeština: Plejtvák myšok
српски / srpski: Кит перајар
dansk: Finhval
Deutsch: Finnwal
eesti: Heeringavaal
English: Fin Whale, Common Rorqual, Fin-backed Whale, Finback, Finner, Herring Whale, Razorback
español: Ballena Aleta, Ballena Boba, Rorcual Común
Esperanto: Balenoptero
euskara: Zere arrunt
فارسی: نهنگ تیغ‌باله
français: Baleine Fin, Baleine À Nageoires, Baleinoptère Commune, Rorqual Commun
Gaeilge: Droimeiteach
galego: Balea, Rorcual común
한국어: 큰고래
hrvatski: Kit perajar
íslenska: Langreyður
italiano: Balenottera comune
עברית: לווייתן מצוי
latviešu: Finvalis
lietuvių: Finvalas
magyar: Közönséges barázdásbálna
മലയാളം: ചിറകൻ തിമിംഗലം
Nederlands: Gewone vinvis
日本語: ナガスクジラ
norsk bokmål: Finnhval
norsk nynorsk: Finnkval
polski: Finwal
português: Baleia-comum, baleia-fin
پنجابی: فن وہیل
русский: Финвал
Simple English: Fin Whale
slovenčina: Vráskavec myšok
suomi: Sillivalas
svenska: Sillval
ไทย: วาฬฟิน
Tiếng Việt: Cá voi vây
Türkçe: Oluklu balina, Çatal kuyruklu balina
中文: 長鬚鯨

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