Balaenoptera physalus subsp. physalus Linnaeus 1758
Balaenoptera physalus subsp. physalus Linnaeus 1758, Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 75.
Type Locality: "Habitat in Oceano Europeao", restricted to Norway, near Svalbard, Spitsbergen Sea by Thomas (1911 a) .
Synonyms: Balaenoptera physalus subsp. antiquorum (Fischer 1829); Balaenoptera physalus subsp. boops (Linnaeus 1758); Balaenoptera physalus subsp. gibbar Lacépède 1804; Balaenoptera physalus subsp. velifera Cope 1869 .