WoRMS taxon details
Balaena Linnaeus, 1758
Balena Scopoli, 1777 · unaccepted (synonym)
Leiobalaena Eschricht, 1849 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Species Balaena mysticetus Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Balaena albicans Muller, 1776 accepted as Delphinapterus leucas (Pallas, 1776) (synonym)
- Species Balaena aleoutiensis Van Beneden, 1865 accepted as Eubalaena japonica (Lacépède, 1818) (synonym)
- Species Balaena allamack Gray, 1846 accepted as Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) (synonym)
- Species Balaena alutiensis Beddard, 1900 accepted as Eubalaena japonica (Lacépède, 1818) (synonym)
- Species Balaena ampullata Forster, 1770 accepted as Hyperoodon ampullatus (Forster, 1770) (basionym)
- Species Balaena antarctica Lesson, 1828 accepted as Eubalaena australis (Desmoulins, 1822) (synonym)
- Species Balaena antarctica Temminck, 1840 or 1841 accepted as Eubalaena japonica (Lacépède, 1818) (synonym)
- Species Balaena antipodarum Gray, 1864 accepted as Caperea marginata (Gray, 1846) (synonym)
- Species Balaena antipodarum Tomilin, 1957 accepted as Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Balaena antipodum Gray, 1843 accepted as Eubalaena australis (Desmoulins, 1822) (synonym)
- Species Balaena antiquorum Fischer, 1829 accepted as Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Balaena atlanticus Hurdis, 1897 accepted as Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) (synonym)
- Species Balaena australis Desmoulins, 1822 accepted as Eubalaena australis (Desmoulins, 1822) (synonym)
- Species Balaena australis Flower, 1885 accepted as Eubalaena japonica (Lacépède, 1818) (synonym)
- Species Balaena biscayensis Eschricht, 1860 accepted as Eubalaena glacialis (Müller, 1776) (synonym)
- Species Balaena boops Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Balaena boops Fabricius, 1780 accepted as Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) (synonym)
- Species Balaena boops Kerr, 1792 accepted as Eschrichtius robustus (Lilljeborg, 1861) (synonym)
- Species Balaena borealis Fischer, 1829 accepted as Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Balaena capensis Gray, 1868 accepted as Eubalaena australis (Desmoulins, 1822) (synonym)
- Species Balaena cisarctica Cope, 1865 accepted as Eubalaena glacialis (Müller, 1776) (synonym)
- Species Balaena culammak Gray, 1870 accepted as Eubalaena japonica (Lacépède, 1818) (synonym)
- Species Balaena cullamach Cope, 1868 accepted as Eubalaena japonica (Lacépède, 1818) (synonym)
- Species Balaena cullamacha Beddard, 1900 accepted as Eubalaena japonica (Lacépède, 1818) (synonym)
- Species Balaena eubalaena Gray, 1871 accepted as Eubalaena glacialis (Müller, 1776) (synonym)
- Species Balaena euskariensis Real, 1890 accepted as Eubalaena glacialis (Müller, 1776) (synonym)
- Species Balaena gibbosa Erxleben, 1777 accepted as Eschrichtius robustus (Lilljeborg, 1861) (synonym)
- Species Balaena gibbosa Gray, 1843 accepted as Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) (synonym)
- Species Balaena gibbosa Cope, 1868 accepted as Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède, 1804 (synonym)
- Species Balaena glacialis Mueller, 1776 accepted as Eubalaena australis (Desmoulins, 1822) (synonym)
- Species Balaena glacialis Bonnaterre, 1789 accepted as Eubalaena glacialis (Müller, 1776) (synonym)
- Species Balaena glacialis Borowski, 1781 accepted as Eubalaena glacialis (Müller, 1776) (synonym)
- Species Balaena hectori Gray, 1874 accepted as Eubalaena australis (Desmoulins, 1822) (synonym)
- Species Balaena islandica Gmelin, 1788 accepted as Eubalaena glacialis (Müller, 1776) (synonym)
- Species Balaena japonica Lacépède, 1804 accepted as Eubalaena japonica (Lacépède, 1818) (basionym)
- Species Balaena kuliomoch Chamisso, 1825 accepted as Eubalaena japonica (Lacépède, 1818) (synonym)
- Species Balaena lalandii Fischer, 1829 accepted as Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) (synonym)
- Species Balaena longimana Rudolphi, 1832 accepted as Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) (synonym)
- Species Balaena lunulata Lacépède, 1818 accepted as Eubalaena japonica (Lacépède, 1818) (synonym)
- Species Balaena marginata Gray, 1846 accepted as Caperea marginata (Gray, 1846) (synonym)
- Species Balaena maximus accepted as Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Balaena mediterranea Gray, 1870 accepted as Eubalaena glacialis (Müller, 1776) (synonym)
- Species Balaena microcephala Tomilin, 1957 accepted as Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède, 1804 (synonym)
- Species Balaena minima Rapp, 1837 accepted as Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède, 1804 (synonym)
- Species Balaena musculus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (basionym)
- Species Balaena nodosa Bonnaterre, 1789 accepted as Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) (synonym)
- Species Balaena nordcaper Lacépède, 1804 accepted as Eubalaena glacialis (Müller, 1776) (synonym)
- Species Balaena novaeangliae Borowski, 1781 accepted as Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) (basionym)
- Species Balaena physalis Kerr, 1792 accepted as Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Balaena physalus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) (basionym)
- Species Balaena quoyi Fischer, 1829 accepted as Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Balaena rostrata Fabricius, 1780 accepted as Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède, 1804 (synonym)
- Species Balaena rostrata Mueller, 1776 accepted as Hyperoodon ampullatus (Forster, 1770) (synonym)
- Species Balaena sieboldii Gray, 1864 accepted as Eubalaena japonica (Lacépède, 1818) (synonym)
- Species Balaena sulcata Neill, 1811 accepted as Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Balaena tarentina Capellini, 1877 accepted as Eubalaena glacialis (Müller, 1776) (synonym)
- Species Balaena vanbenedeniana Fischer, 1881 accepted as Eubalaena glacialis (Müller, 1776) (synonym)
- Species Balaena vanbenediana Capellini, 1873 accepted as Eubalaena glacialis (Müller, 1776) (synonym)
- Species Balaena agamachschik Cope, 1868 (uncertain > nomen dubium, incertae sedis)
- Species Balaena mangidach Chamisso, 1825 (uncertain > nomen dubium, incertae sedis)
marine, terrestrial
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> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
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Fordyce, E.; Perrin, W.F. (2024). World Cetacea Database. Balaena Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137012 on 2024-08-16
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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> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record 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 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
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basis of record 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 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]