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Balaenoptera

Balaenoptera

baleen whales(+1)·Lacépède, 1804

GBIF:155300711

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PROFILE

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Common names used for this species across different languages and regions.

engbaleen whalesengengfinback whaleseng

Vernacular (common) names are the everyday names used for a species in different languages and regions. A single species may have dozens of common names worldwide.

engbaleen whales
eng
Source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
engfinback whales
eng
Source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

IDENTIFIERS

External Identifiers(1)

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NCBI:txid9766

UNKNOWN

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CITATIONS

References(4)

  • 1

    Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

    additional source
  • 2

    King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554.

    additional source
  • 3

    de Lacépède, B. G. E. (1804). Histoire naturelle des cétacées. <em>In Buffon, Histoire naturelle.</em> vol. 37:317.

    original description
  • 4

    van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 375-376

    basis of record
  • Source Information

    World Register of Marine Species

    World Register of Marine Species

    checklist

    An authoritative classification and catalogue of marine names. To obtain a full copy, please go to https://www.marinespecies.org/usersrequest.php

    WoRMS Editorial Board (2026). World Register of Marine Species. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.14284/170 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-17.

    CC BYPublished 6/1/2026View dataset
    GBIF Usage Key
    155300711
    Dataset Key
    2d59e5db-57ad-41ff-97d6-11f5fb264527
    Origin
    source
    Backbone Key
    2440708
    Taxon ID
    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137013
    Last Crawled
    6/16/2026
    Last Interpreted
    6/16/2026