Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus 1758)

[Balaena] 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) .

Vernacular Names: Fin Whale.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Balaenoptera physalus subsp. physalus Linnaeus 1758

Subspecies Balaenoptera physalus subsp. quoyi Fischer 1829

Distribution: Worldwide: arctic to tropical waters.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA and IUCN – Endangered.

Discussion: Reviewed by Gambell (1985 b). Rice (1998:77) recognized B. b. quoyi (sic) (Southern Fin Whale).