Balaenoptera musculus subsp. musculus Linnaeus 1758

Balaenoptera musculus subsp. musculus Linnaeus 1758, Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 76.

Type Locality: UK, Scotland, Firth of Forth ("Habitat in Mari Scotico").

Vernacular Names: Northern Blue Whale.

Synonyms: Balaenoptera musculus subsp. gigas (Van Beneden 1861); Balaenoptera musculus subsp. major (Knox 1870); Balaenoptera musculus subsp. sibbaldii (Gray 1847) .