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Balaenoptera physalus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
- fin whale
(mammal)
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Balaenoptera (Genus) - rorquals
..Balaenoptera acutorostrata (Species) - minke whale
..Balaenoptera borealis (Species) - Sei whale
..Balaenoptera edeni (Species) - Bryde's whale
..Balaenoptera musculus (Species) - blue whale
..†Balaenoptera ryani (Species)
..Balaenoptera physalus (Species) - fin whale
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
(C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Original name
:
Linnaeus, C. 1758.
Syst. Nat.
(ed. 10)
1
: 75-76.
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:
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:
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:
Types
Type, by synonymy, of
:
Balaenoptera
(Genus)
Lacépède, 1804
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]
:
Balaenoptera physalus physalus
(C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Ref:
D.J. Stang (comp.), 2004-present
: 22 Nov 2005.
[inferred]
Combinations
Basionym
:
Balaena physalus
Linnaeus, 1758
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
gewone vinvis
Ref:
1992
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
fin whale
Ref:
1994
:
common rorqual
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