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Names and sources

Accepted Name Source
Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Published in:Syst. Nat., 10th ed. vol.1 p.76
Synonym Source
Balaenoptera brevicauda Ichihara, 1966 synonym
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Sibbaldius musculus Kellogg, 1929 synonym
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Balaenoptera miramaris Lahille, 1898 synonym
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Pterobalaena grypus Munter, 1877 synonym
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Stenobalaena xanthogaster Gray, 1874 synonym
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Sibbaldius sulfureus Cope, 1869 synonym
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Balaenoptera sulfurea Cope, 1869 synonym
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Sibbaldius antarcticus Burmeister, 1866 synonym
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Balaenoptera carolinae Malm, 1866 synonym
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Physalus latirostris Flower, 1865 synonym
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Sibbaldus borealis (Gray, 1864) synonym
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Sibbaldius borealis Gray, 1864 synonym
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Cuvierius latirostris (Flower, 1864) synonym
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Balaenoptera indica Blyth, 1859 synonym
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Pterobalaena gigas Reinhardt, 1857 synonym
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Balaenoptera gigas Reinhardt, 1857 synonym
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Physalus indicus (Blyth, 1842) synonym
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Rorqualus musculus F.Cuvier, 1836 synonym
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Originally found in sources as synonym of Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Rorqualus boops F.Cuvier, 1836 synonym
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Physalus boops (Cuvier, 1836) synonym
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Originally found in sources as synonym of Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède, 1804
Balaena borealis Fischer, 1829 synonym
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Balaenoptera jubartes Lacépède, 1804 synonym
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Sibbaldus musculus (Linnaeus, 1758) synonym
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Balaena musculus Linnaeus, 1758 synonym
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Published in:Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em>
Balaena maximus synonym
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Common names Source
Blauwal
  • English
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Published in:Balaenopteridae
Blue Rorqual
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Published in:Balaenopteridae
Blue Whale
  • English
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Published in:The Paleobiology Database
Blue Whale
  • English
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Published in:United Kingdom Species Inventory (UKSI)
Blue Whale
  • English
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Published in:Balaenopteridae
Blue Whale
  • English
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Published in:EUNIS Biodiversity Database
Blue Whale Belgium
  • English
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Published in:Belgian Species List
Blue Whale
  • English
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Published in:The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Blue Whale
  • English
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Published in:Catalogue of Life Checklist
Blue Whale
  • English
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Published in:Checklist Dutch Caribbean Species Register
Blue Whale
  • English
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Published in:Mammal Species of the World
Pygmy Blue Whale (Brevicauda); Antarctic Blue Whale
  • English
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Published in:Balaenopteridae
Rorcual Azul
  • English
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Published in:Balaenopteridae
Rorqual Bleu
  • English
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Published in:Balaenopteridae
Sibbald's Rorqual
  • English
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Published in:United Kingdom Species Inventory (UKSI)
Sibbald’S Rorqual
  • English
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Published in:Balaenopteridae
Southern Blue Whale (Intermedia); Northern Indian Ocean Blue Whale (Northern Indian Ocean Population)
  • English
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Published in:Balaenopteridae
Sulphurbottom
  • English
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Published in:United Kingdom Species Inventory (UKSI)
Sulphurbottom Whale; Northern Blue Whale (Musculus)
  • English
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Published in:Balaenopteridae
Blåval Sweden
  • Swedish
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Published in:Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Mammalia
order
Cetacea
family
Balaenopteridae
genus
Balaenoptera
species
Balaenoptera musculus
species
Balaenoptera intermedia Burmeister, 1871 
species
Balaenoptera sibbaldi P.-J.van Bénéden, 1887 
species
Balaenoptera sibbaldii Flower, 1885 
species
Cuvierius sibbaldii (Gray, 1847) 
species
Physalus sibbaldii Gray, 1847 
species
Rorqualus major Knox, 1870 
subspecies
Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda Ichihara, 1966 
subspecies
Balaenoptera musculus indica Blyth, 1859 
subspecies
Balaenoptera musculus intermedia Burmeister, 1871 
subspecies
Balaenoptera musculus musculus (Linnaeus, 1758) 
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