Taxonavigation
Familia: Balaenidae
Genus: Balaena
Species: B. mysticetus
Name
- Balaena Linnaeus, 1758
- Type species: Balaena mysticetus Linnaeus, 1758
- Fixation: Linnean tautonymy
- Type species: Balaena mysticetus Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
- Leiobalaena Eschricht, 1849
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: 75. Reference page.
- Balaena 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.
Vernacular names
English: Bowhead Whale, Bowhead, Arctic Whale, Greenland Right Whale
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