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Eubalaena glacialis

Eubalaena glacialis

noordkaper(+64)·(Müller, 1776)

GBIF:155301190

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PROFILE

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Habitat

Marine

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GEOGRAPHY

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REGIONS

Geographic Distribution(13)

North West Atlantic
Gulf of Maine
Gulf of Mexico
Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone (Azores)
Gulf of Saint Lawrence
OSPAR Region I
OSPAR Region II
OSPAR Region III
OSPAR Region IV
OSPAR Region V
Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone(BE)
Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone(MZ)
Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone(SC)

DATA

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Common names used for this species across different languages and regions. Available in 25 languages. 1 preferred.

nldnoordkapernlddeuAtlantischer NordkaperdeuengBiscayan right whaleengslvBiskajski kitslvdeuBiskayerwaldeu+60 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 25 languages. 1 name preferred.

nldnoordkaper
nldpreferred
deuAtlantischer Nordkaper
deu
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
engBiscayan right whale
eng
slvBiskajski kit
slv
Source: Davorin Tome
deuBiskayerwal
deu
deuEiswalfisch
deu
deuNordatlantische Glattwal
deu
deuNordatlantischer Glattwal
deu
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
deuNordkaper
deu
engNorth Atlantic right whale
eng
Source: van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO).
porbaleia franca negra
por
frabaleine d'Islande
fra
frabaleine de Biscaye
fra
frabaleine des Basques
fra
frabaleine franche de Biscaye
fra
frabaleine franche noire
fra
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
catbalena basca
cat
itabalena dei Baschi
ita
itabalena franca
ita
itabalena franca nordatlantica
ita
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
itabalena nera
ita
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
spaballena con bonete
spa
spaballena de los vascos
spa
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
spaballena franca
spa
spaballena vasca
spa
spaballena vizcaya
spa
danbiscayrhval
dan
rusbiskai kit
rus
engblack right whale
eng
turbuzul balinası
tur
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
islhafurkitti
isl
norid
nor
sweishafs hvalfisk
swe
rusiuzhnyi kit
rus
norliljehval
nor
cymmorfil y basgiaid
cym
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
rusnastoiashchii Atlanticheskii kit
rus
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
rusnastoiashchii Atlanticheskii kit
rus
dannoordkaper
dan
engnordcaper
eng
swenordcapere
swe
nornordhval
nor
dannordhval
dan
nornordkaper
nor
nnonordkaper
nno
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
nobnordkaper
nob
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
dannordkaper
dan
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
nornordkarper
nor
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
engnorthern right whale
eng
Source: North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
litpietinis banginis
lit
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
eussardaco-baleac
eus
frasarde
fra
norsildual
nor
islsljettbakur
isl
dansvarthval
dan
spavallena
spa
cesveloryba biskeyská
ces
cesvelryba černá
ces
polwieloryb biskajski
pol
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
bulyuzhen kit
bul
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
ellΝότια σωστή φάλαινα
ell
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
ukrКит південний
ukr
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
ukrПівденний кит
ukr
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
bulЮжен кит
bul
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
rusкит южный
rus
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

IDENTIFIERS

External Identifiers(1)

To GenBank (54792 nucleotides; 43218 proteins)

NCBI:txid27606

UNKNOWN

Occurrences with images

CITATIONS

References(13)

  • 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
    155301190
    Dataset Key
    2d59e5db-57ad-41ff-97d6-11f5fb264527
    Origin
    source
    Backbone Key
    2440339
    Taxon ID
    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159023
    Last Crawled
    6/16/2026
    Last Interpreted
    6/16/2026