Balaenoptera physalus

Balaenoptera physalus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Mysticeti

Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia 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 Ordo: Artiodactyla Subordo: Whippomorpha Infraordo: Cetacea Cladus: Neoceti Parvordo: Mysticeti

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]

Synonyms

• 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.
• 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) Report on ITIS
• Smithsonian Institution - North American Mammals: Balaenoptera physalus

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Rorkwal
العربية: حوت زعنفي
беларуская: Фінвал
български: Финвал
brezhoneg: Balum boutin
català: Rorqual comú
čeština: Plejtvák myšok
dansk: Finhval
Deutsch: Finnwal
English: Fin Whale, Common Rorqual, Fin-backed Whale, Finback, Finner, Herring Whale, Razorback
Esperanto: Balenoptero
español: Ballena Aleta, Ballena Boba, Rorcual Común
eesti: Heeringavaal
euskara: Zere arrunt
فارسی: نهنگ تیغ‌باله
suomi: Sillivalas
français: Baleine Fin, Baleine À Nageoires, Baleinoptère Commune, 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
Simple English: Fin Whale
slovenčina: Vráskavec myšok
српски / srpski: Кит перајар
svenska: Sillval
ไทย: วาฬฟิน
Türkçe: Oluklu balina, Çatal kuyruklu balina
Tiếng Việt: Cá voi vây
Bân-lâm-gú: Thong-thò Hái-ang
中文: 長鬚鯨

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