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Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Balaenoptera musculus
Species recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia RO, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, wikipedia TR, Australia Species List, Brazil Species List, Canada Species List, Chile Species List, France Species List, Georgia Species List, Greenland Species List, India Species List, Ireland Species List, New Caledonia Species List, New Zealand Species List, Norway Species List, Portugal Species List, Russia Species List, United Kingdom Species List, wikipedia ID, Argentina Species List, Japan Species List, wikipedia EU, wikipedia CY, Indonesia Species List, Mexico Species List, Baffin Bay Species List, Arctic Ocean Species List, Banda Sea Species List, Barents Sea Species List, Bay of Biscay Species List, Bay of Fundy Species List, Bass Strait Species List, Celtic Sea Species List, Coral Sea Species List, Davis Strait Species List, Great Australian Bight Species List, Greenland Sea Species List, Gulf of Alaska Species List, Gulf of California Species List, Gulf of St Lawrence Species List, Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland Species, Indian Ocean Species List, Irish Sea Species List, Labrador Sea Species List, Laccadive Sea Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, North Sea Species List, Sea of Japan Species List, Southern Ocean Species List, Tasman Sea Species List, South Atlantic Species List, South Pacific Species List, wikipedia AST, wikipedia AZ, wikipedia AF, wikipedia LT, wikipedia ET, wikipedia BR, wikipedia hr Croatian, wikipedia DA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia MS, wikipedia SK, wikipedia NN, wikipedia LV, wikipedia IS, wikipedia SL, wikipedia GA, NCBI, wikipedia EO, wikipedia emerging languages, wikipedia emerging_languages, wikipedia MIN, EOL authors, wikipedia gl Galician, Wildfinder (WWF), Milk Composition of Non Dairy Animals, Timor Sea Species List, and United States Species List
Balaenoptera musculus (L. (1758))
Recognized by IABIN
Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus 1758)
Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus 1758)
Balaenoptera musculus Linnaeus 1758
Recognized by Conabio
Balaena musculus
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Balaenoptera musculus
Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus 1758)
Recognized by NMNH Collection
Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus)
Recognized by NMNH type specimens
Balaenoptera musculus Linnaeus 1758
Species recognized by TreatmentBank

Alternative Names

Balaena musculus Linnaeus 1758
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Sibbaldius sulfureus Cope 1869
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Balaena musculus Linnaeus 1758
Sibbaldius sulfureus Cope 1869
Balaena musculus
Recombined according to Paleobiology Database
Balaena musculus Linnaeus 1758
Balaena musculus Linnaeus 1758
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Balaena musculus Linnaeus 1758
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Balaenoptera australis
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Balaenoptera brevicauda
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Balaenoptera indica
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Balaenoptera intermedia
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Balaenoptera jubartes
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Balaenoptera sibbaldi
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Balaenoptera sulfurea
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Balaenoptera sulfureus
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Cuvierius latirostris
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Cuvierius sibbaldii
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Physalus australis
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Physalus indicus
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Physalus latirostris
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Physalus sibbaldii
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Rorqualus musculus
Recombined according to Paleobiology Database
Sibbaldius antarcticus
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Sibbaldius borealis
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Sibbaldius musculus
Synonym according to CITES
Sibbaldius sulfureus
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Sibbaldius sulfureus Cope 1869
Sibbaldius sulfureus Cope 1869
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Sibbaldius sulfureus Cope 1869
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Sibbaldus borealis
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Stenobalaena xanthogaster
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database

Common Names

English

Blue whale
Blue Whale
Recognized by CITES
Sibbald's Rorqual
Recognized by CITES and Flickr BHL
Sulphur-bottom Whale
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
Common Rorqual
Recognized by Flickr BHL
Pygmy Blue Whale preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Sibbold’s Rorqual
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Ostende whale
Sibbald's rorqual
blue rorqual
common rorqual
finny whale
great blue whale
great northern rorqual
great rorqual
sulphurbottom whale

Afrikaans

blouwalvis preferred

Albanian

Balena e kaltër preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

حوت أزرق preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Armenian

կապույտ կետ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Asturian

ballena azul preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

Göy balina preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Basque

Balea urdin preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Belarusian

блакітны кіт preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bengali

নীল তিমি preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bosnian

Plavi kit preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Breton

Balum glas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

син кит preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Burmese

ဝေလငါးပြာ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

balena blava preferred

Chinese

蓝鲸 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
藍鯨
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Cornish

Morvil Glas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Plavetni kit preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

plejtvák obrovský preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Blåhval preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

Blauwe Vinvis
Recognized by CITES
blauwe vinvis preferred

Esperanto

Blua baleno preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

sinivaal preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

sinivalas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

French

Baleine bleue preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
Baleine d'Ostende
Recognized by CITES
Baleinoptère bleue
Recognized by CITES
Rorqual bleu
Recognized by CITES and FAO species catalogs
Rorqual de Sibbold
Recognized by CITES
Rorqual à ventre cannelé
Recognized by CITES
baleine bleue preferred
baleine d'Ostend
baleine jubarte
rorqual bleu
rorqual de Sibbald

Galician

Balea azul preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Georgian

ლურჯი ვეშაპი preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Blauwal preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Greek, Modern (1453-)

γαλάζια φάλαινα preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

לווייתן כחול preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hindi

Blue whale preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

kék bálna preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Icelandic

Steypireyður preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
hafreydur
steypireydr

Ido

Baleno blua preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Indonesian

Paus biru preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
laylan agi
paus biru

Irish

míol mór gorm preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

balenottera azzura preferred

Japanese

シロナガスクジラ preferred
siro nagasu kujira

Javanese

Paus Biru preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kabyle

Tizmekt tazegzawt preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kalaallisut; Greenlandic

Tunnullit preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
tunnolik

Kannada

ನೀಲಿ ತಿಮಿಂಗಿಲ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kazakh

Көк кит preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

대왕고래 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
daewang-gorae

Latvian

Zilais valis preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Limburgan; Limburger; Limburgish

Blauwe vinvès preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Mėlynasis banginis preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Macedonian

Син кит preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malagasy

trozona manga preferred

Malay

Paus biru preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malayalam

നീലത്തിമിംഗലം preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Minangkabau

Paus biru preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Mongolian

Хөх судалт халим preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Łóóʼtsoh dootłʼizhígíí preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Nepali

निलो व्हेल preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Northern Sami

alitbossu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

Blåhval preferred
Recognized by CITES
blåhval preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
blåkval preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
blaahval
heipe-reydur
rörqual

Persian

نهنگ آبی preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

płetwal błękitny preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Portuguese

baleia-azul preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
baleia azul

Punjabi

ਨੀਲੀ ਵ੍ਹੇਲ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pushto; Pashto

نیلي نهنگ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan

Balenă albastră preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

синий кит preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
bolshoi polosatik
goluboi kit
sinii kit

Scots

Blue whaul preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Serbian

плави кит preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Shambala

Plavi kit preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sindhi

اڇو ويسر preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sinhalese

නිල් තල්මහ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

Vráskavec obrovský preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Ballena azul (Costa Rica), rorcual gigante, rorcual azul, blue whale., sulphur bottom whale.
Recognized by INBio
Ballena azul preferred
Recognized by Conabio, CITES, and FAO species catalogs
Rorcual gigante
Recognized by Conabio
Rorcual azul
Recognized by CITES
Ballena Azul preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Sinji kit preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
alfaguara
alfaware
ballena azul
gran rorcal
rorcual azul
rorcual gigante

Swedish

blåval preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
dvärgblåval
Recognized by CITES
jattenhval
muskel finnfisk

Tamil

நீலத்திமிங்கிலம் preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Telugu

నీలి తిమింగలం preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Thai

วาฬสีน้ำเงิน preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Turkish

Gök balina preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Turkmen

Gök kit preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Uighur; Uyghur

كۆك كىت preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

кит синій preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Unspecified

Blauwal preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
blæwen hwæl preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
säiʹddvääʹles preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
čuovjisväälis preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Urdu

نیلی حوت preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Uzbek

Koʻk kit preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vepsian

Sinine kit preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Cá voi xanh preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Welsh

morfil glas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Western Frisian

Blauwe Finfisk preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Wu

蓝鲸 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ale

abugulikh preferred

Arz

حوت ازرق preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ces

plejtvák obrovský preferred

Ckb

نەهەنگی شین preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ckt

akhvorkhrikh preferred
tnmerken-uiiut

En Ca

Blue whale preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

En Gb

blue whale preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Nan

Khóng-sek Hái-ang preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pnb

نیلی وہیل preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pt Br

Baleia-azul preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ypk

takerrkak preferred
takyshkok

Yue

藍鯨 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

蓝鲸 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

蓝鲸 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

藍鯨 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

藍鯨 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus 1758)