Balaenoptera musculus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Mysticeti
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Cladus: Boreosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Grandordo: Ferungulata Mirordo: Euungulata Ordo: Artiodactyla Cladus: Artiofabula Cladus: Cetruminantia Cladus: Cetancodontamorpha Subordo: Whippomorpha Cladus: Cetaceamorpha Infraordo: Cetacea Cladus: Neoceti Parvordo: Mysticeti

Familia: Balaenopteridae
Genus: Balaenoptera
Species: Balaenoptera musculus

Name

Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Type locality: UK, Scotland, Firth of Forth ("Habitat in Mari Scotico")
- Original combination: Balaena musculus

Combinations

Rorqualus musculus Hassanin et al., 2012 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

Sibbaldius sulfureus Cope, 1869

References

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 76. Reference page.
Balaenoptera musculus in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
Hassanin, A., Delsuc, F., Ropiquet, A., Hammer, C., Vuuren, B.J., Matthee, C., Ruiz-Garcia, M., Gatzeflis, F., Areskoug, V., Nguyen, T.T. & Couloux, A. 2012. Pattern and timing of diversification of Cetartiodactyla (Mammalia, Laurasiatheria), as revealed by a comprehensive analysis of mitochondrial genomes. Comptes Rendus Biologies 335(1): 32–50. DOI: 10.1016/j.crvi.2011.11.002
Takeshi Sasaki, Masato Nikaido, Healy Hamilton, Mutsuo Goto, Hidehiro Kato, Naohisa Kanda, Luis A Pastene, Ying Cao, R Ewan Fordyce, Masami Hasegawa, Norihiro Okada, Mitochondrial Phylogenetics and Evolution of Mysticete Whales, Systematic Biology, Volume 54, Issue 1, February 2005, Pages 77–90, https://doi.org/10.1080/10635150590905939
Gatesy, J., Geisler, J. H., Chang, J., Buell, C., Berta, A., Meredith, R. W., ... & McGowen, M. R. (2013). A phylogenetic blueprint for a modern whale. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 66(2),
Árnason, Ú., Lammers, F., Kumar, V., Nilsson, M. A., & Janke, A. (2018). Whole-genome sequencing of the blue whale and other rorquals finds signatures for introgressive gene flow. Science advances, 4(4), eaap9873. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aap9873
Khalaf-Prinz Sakerfalke von Jaffa, N. A. B. (2020). The Chilean Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus chilensis Khalaf, 2020): A New Subspecies from Chile. Gazelle: The Palestinian Biological Bulletin. ISSN 0178 – 6288. Volume 38, Number 185, 01 May 2020, pp. 40-63. Published by Prof. Dr. Norman Ali Khalaf Department for Environmental Research and Media, National Research Center, University of Palestine, Gaza, State of Palestine.

Links

IUCN: Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Endangered)
[1] Listed animal in CITES Appendix I
Smithsonian Institution - North American Mammals: Balaenoptera musculus
Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758) – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Blouwalvis
aragonés: Ballena azul
العربية: حوت أزرق
azərbaycanca: Göy balina
беларуская (тарашкевіца): Блакітны кіт
беларуская: Блакітны кіт
български: Син кит
বাংলা: নীল তিমি
brezhoneg: Balum glas
català: Balena blava
čeština: Plejtvák obrovský
Cymraeg: Morfil Glas
dansk: Blåhval
Deutsch: Blauwal
Ελληνικά: Γαλάζια φάλαινα
English: Blue Whale
Esperanto: Blua baleno
español: Ballena azul
eesti: Sinivaal
euskara: Balea urdin
فارسی: نهنگ آبی
suomi: Sinivalas
français: Baleine bleue
Frysk: Blauwe Finfisk
Gaeilge: Míol mór gorm
galego: Balea azul
עברית: לווייתן כחול
hrvatski: Plavetni kit
magyar: Kék bálna
Bahasa Indonesia: Paus biru
Ido: Baleno blua
íslenska: Steypireyður
italiano: Balenottera azzurra
日本語: シロナガスクジラ
ქართული: ლურჯი ვეშაპი
қазақша: Көк кит
kalaallisut: Tunnullit
한국어: 대왕고래
Limburgs: Blauwe vinvès
lietuvių: Mėlynasis banginis
latviešu: Zilais valis
македонски: Син кит
മലയാളം: നീലത്തിമിംഗലം
монгол: Хөх судалт халим
Bahasa Melayu: Paus biru
Nederlands: Blauwe vinvis
norsk nynorsk: Blåkval
norsk: Blåhval
Diné bizaad: Łóóʼtsoh dootłʼizhígíí
polski: Płetwal błękitny
پنجابی: نیلی وہیل
português: Baleia-azul
română: Balenă albastră
русский: Синий кит
srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Plavi kit
සිංහල: නිල් තල්මහ
slovenčina: Vráskavec obrovský
slovenščina: Sinji kit
српски / srpski: Плави кит
svenska: Blåval
தமிழ்: நீலத்திமிங்கிலம்
ไทย: วาฬสีน้ำเงิน
Türkçe: Mavi balina
українська: Синій кит
اردو: نیلی حوت
Tiếng Việt: Cá voi xanh
閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú: Khóng-sek Hái-ang
粵語: 藍鯨
中文: 蓝鲸