Balaenoptera physalus

Taxonomic Classification

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Cetacea
Family Balaenopteridae
Genus Balaenoptera
Species Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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observations in Cuba (GBIF)

Common Names

Name	Language
Ballena de aleta \| Fin Whale	es	Main

Distribution and Origin

Endemism —

Establishment means —

Conservation Status

UICN Global

Vulnerable

UICN Cuba

No Evaluado

Nomenclature

Canonical name Balaenoptera physalus

Published in Hernández-Albernas, J. I., y Y. Helguera. 2022. First confirmed record of a fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) in the north coast of Cuba. Revista de Investigaciones Marinas 42:145-150.

Nomenclatural code ICN

Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758)