Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
SPECIES: Published in
Syst. Nat., 10th ed. vol.1 p.76

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 brevicauda Ichihara, 1966; Balaenoptera carolinae Malm, 1866; Balaenoptera gigas Reinhardt, 1857; Balaenoptera indica Blyth, 1859; Balaenoptera jubartes Lacépède, 1804; Balaenoptera miramaris Lahille, 1898; 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 Espanhol; Ballena azul in Espanhol; Ballena azul in Espanhol; Blauwal in Alemão; Blauwal in Alemão; Blauwal in Alemão; Blue Rorqual in Inglês; Blue Whale in Inglês; Blue Whale in Inglês; Blue Whale in Inglês; Blue Whale in Inglês; Blue Whale in Inglês; Blue Whale in Inglês; Blue whale in Inglês; Blue whale in language.; Blåhval in Norueguês; Blåhval in Dinamarquês; Northern Indian Ocean Blue Whale in Inglês; Northern Indian Ocean population in Inglês; Pygmy Blue Whale (brevicauda); Antarctic Blue Whale in Inglês; Rorcual azul in language.; Rorqual bleu in Francês; Rorqual bleu, Baleine bleue, Grand rorqual in Francês; Sibbald’s Rorqual in Inglês; Southern Blue Whale in Inglês; Southern Blue Whale (intermedia); Northern Indian Ocean Blue Whale (Northern Indian Ocean population) in Inglês; Sulphurbottom Whale; Northern Blue Whale (musculus) in Inglês; baleine bleue in Francês; baleine bleue in Francês; blauwe vinvis in Holandês; blue whale in language.; blue whale in Inglês; blue whale in Inglês; dozya puudo in language.; intermedia in Inglês; jewi in language.; kâ in language.; rorqual bleu in Francês; rorqual bleu in Francês; Blauwe vinvis in Holandês; Blauwe vinvis in Holandês; Blue Whale in Inglês; Blue Whale in Inglês; Blue whale in Inglês; alitbossu in Sami do Norte; blauwe vinvis in Holandês; blåhval in Norueguês (Bokmål); blåkval in Nynorsk, norueguês; blåval in Sueco; Baleine bleue in Francês

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