Balaenoptera physalus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chaeomysticeti
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Grandordo: Ferungulata Cladus: Pan-Euungulata Mirordo: Euungulata Cladus: Paraxonia Ordo: Artiodactyla Cladus: Artiofabula Cladus: Cetruminantia Cladus: Cetancodontamorpha Subordo: Whippomorpha Cladus: Cetaceamorpha Infraordo: Cetacea Cladus: Pelagiceti Cladus: Neoceti Parvordo: Mysticeti Cladus: Chaeomysticeti

Familia: Balaenopteridae
Genus: Balaenoptera
Species: Balaenoptera physalus
Subspecies (2): B. p. physalus – B. p. quoyi

Name

Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type locality: “Oceano Europeao”, restricted to “Norway, near Svalbard, Spitsbergen Sea” by Thomas 1911.

Combinations

Balaena physalus Linnaeus, 1758: 76 [original combination]

Synonymy

Balaena boops Linnaeus, 1758
Balaenoptera gibbar Lacépède, 1804
Balaenoptera rorqual Lacépède, 1804
Balaenoptera antarctica Gray, 1846
Pterobalaena communis van Beneden, 1857

References

Primary 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: 75–76. Reference page.
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

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 0-8018-8221-4.
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) – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Smithsonian Institution - North American Mammals: Balaenoptera physalus

Vernacular names

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