BeRMS taxon details
Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804
137013 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137013)
accepted
Genus
marine, terrestrial
de Lacépède, B. G. E. (1804). Histoire naturelle des cétacées. <em>In Buffon, Histoire naturelle.</em> vol. 37:317., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/7339#/summary
page(s): 120 [details]
page(s): 120 [details]
Fordyce, E.; Perrin, W.F. (2025). World Cetacea Database. Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804. Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards) Belgian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137013 on 2026-05-23
VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards). Belgian Register of Marine Species. Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/berms./aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137013 on 2026-05-23
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de Lacépède, B. G. E. (1804). Histoire naturelle des cétacées. <em>In Buffon, Histoire naturelle.</em> vol. 37:317., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/7339#/summary
page(s): 120 [details]
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]
additional source 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. [details]
page(s): 120 [details]
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]
additional source 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. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | finback whalesbaleen whales | [details] |
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Balaenoptera)
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (MMP STR 7772 Balaenoptera musculus mounted skeleton in St. Petersburg)
To NMNH Extant Collection (MMP STR 7772 Balaenoptera musculus mounted skeleton in St. Petersburg)
To Wikipedia
To ITIS
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (MMP STR 7772 Balaenoptera musculus mounted skeleton in St. Petersburg)
To NMNH Extant Collection (MMP STR 7772 Balaenoptera musculus mounted skeleton in St. Petersburg)
To Wikipedia
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
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