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Balaenoptera borealis

Balaenoptera borealis

noordse vinvis(+54)·Lesson, 1828

GBIF:155300817

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PROFILE

Species Profile

Habitat

Marine

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GEOGRAPHY

Distribution Map

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REGIONS

Geographic Distribution(26)

Madagascar
French Exclusive Economic Zone (Réunion)
Somali Exclusive Economic Zone
North West Atlantic
Mediterranean Sea
European Marine Waters
North West Atlantic
Gulf of Saint Lawrence
Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone (Azores)
Gulf of Mexico
Antarctica
Subantarctic Waters
World Oceans
Gulf of Maine
Western Indian Ocean
Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone(BE)
St. Lawrence Estuary(CA)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone(KE)
Comorian Exclusive Economic Zone(KM)
Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone(MU)
Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone(MZ)
Noordkaap(NL)
New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone(NZ)
Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone(SC)
Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone(SC)
Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone(TZ)

DATA

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Common names used for this species across different languages and regions. Available in 28 languages. 1 preferred.

nldnoordse vinvisnldengRudolph's rorqualengdeuSeiwaldeufrabaleine noirefracatbalena del nordcat+50 more

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. This taxon has names in 28 languages. 1 name preferred.

nldnoordse vinvis
nldpreferred
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
engRudolph's rorqual
eng
deuSeiwal
deu
frabaleine noire
fra
catbalena del nord
cat
itabalenottera boreale
ita
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
spaballena boba
spa
spaballena boreal
spa
spaballena sei
spa
korbori-gorae
kor
engdike whale
eng
engfish whale
eng
engflatback
eng
rusivasevyi kit
rus
rusivasevyi polosatik
rus
jpniwashi kujira
jpn
jpniwasikuzira
jpn
jpnkaguo kuzira
jpn
cymmorfil asgellog sei
cym
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
nldnordsche vinvisch
nld
engnorthern rorqual
eng
thaplawan klaebkhribdam
tha
cespletvák severný
ces
engpollack whale
eng
sparorcual boreal
spa
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
sparorcual de Rudolphi
spa
frarorqual de Rudolph
fra
sparorqual del norte
spa
sparorqual norteno
spa
russaidianoi kit
rus
islsandereydur
isl
engsardine whale
eng
engsei whale
eng
Source: North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
norseichval
nor
spaseihual
spa
norseihval
nor
nobseihval
nob
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
nnoseikval
nno
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
russeival
rus
litseivalas
lit
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
afrseiwalvis
afr
dansejhval
dan
swesejval
swe
polsejwal
pol
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
tursey balinası
tur
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
bulseyvаl
bul
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
slvzajval
slv
Source: Davorin Tome
ellΒορειοφάλαινα
ell
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
ukrСайдяний кит
ukr
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
bulСейвал
bul
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
ukrСейвал
ukr
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
rusсейвал
rus
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
ukrівасевий кит
ukr
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
hebלויתן צפוני
heb
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
jpnイワシクジラ
jpn
Source: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology. (2009 onwards). Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL).

IDENTIFIERS

External Identifiers(1)

To GenBank (235 nucleotides; 129 proteins)

NCBI:txid9768

UNKNOWN

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CITATIONS

References(15)

  • 1

    Carwardine, M., E. Hoyt, R. E. Fordyce and P. Gill. 1998. Whales, dolphins and porpoises. Time-Life Books. Nature Company Guides, USA. 288 p.

    additional source
  • 2

    Hershkovitz, P. (1966). Catalog of Living Whales. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> (246): 1-259.

  • 3

    IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

    additional source
  • 4

    Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

    additional source
  • 5

    Jefferson, T. A., M. A. Webber and R. L. Pitman. (2008). Marine mammals of the world. Academic Press, Amsterdam.

    additional source
  • 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
    155300817
    Dataset Key
    2d59e5db-57ad-41ff-97d6-11f5fb264527
    Origin
    source
    Backbone Key
    2440709
    Taxon ID
    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137088
    Last Crawled
    6/16/2026
    Last Interpreted
    6/16/2026