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Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski 1781)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Balaena lalandii Fischer 1829
Species recognized by GBIF national node type records UK
Megaptera longimana
Megaptera novaeangliae
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, Listed Species in Texas, Australia Species List, Benin Species List, Canada Species List, Chile Species List, Christmas Island Species List, Colombia Species List, Costa Rica Species List, Denmark Species List, Ecuador Species List, France Species List, French Polynesia Species List, Greenland Species List, Iceland Species List, Ireland Species List, Italy Species List, Madagascar Species List, Namibia Species List, New Zealand Species List, Norfolk Island Species List, Norway Species List, Puerto Rico Species List, Reunion Species List, Russia Species List, Saint Pierre et Miquelon Species List, South Africa Species List, Spain Species List, Sweden Species List, Tonga Species List, Turks and Caicos Islands Species List, United Kingdom Species List, wikipedia ID, Japan Species List, wikipedia EU, wikipedia CY, Mexico Species List, Arafura Sea Species List, Baffin Bay Species List, Arctic Ocean Species List, Barents Sea Species List, Bay of Biscay Species List, Bay of Fundy Species List, Bering Sea Species List, Bass Strait Species List, Caribbean Sea 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 Bothnia Species List, Gulf of California Species List, Gulf of Guinea Species List, Gulf of Mexico 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, Kattegat Species List, Mozambique Channel Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, North Sea Species List, Sea of Japan Species List, Skagerrak 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 GA, NCBI, wikipedia EO, wikipedia emerging languages, EOL authors, wikipedia gl Galician, Wildfinder (WWF), Adriatic Sea Species List, Timor Sea Species List, and United States Species List
Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowsky (1781))
Recognized by IABIN
Balaena lalandii
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Megaptera novaeangliae
Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski 1781)
Recognized by NMNH Collection
Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski)
Recognized by NMNH type specimens
Megaptera novaeangliae kuzira (Gray 1850)
Subspecies recognized by iNaturalist

Alternative Names

Balaena lalandii Fischer 1829
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Balaena longimana Rudolphi 1832
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Balaena nodosa Bonnaterre 1789
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Balaena novaeangliae Borowski 1781
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Megaptera braziliensis Cope 1867
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Megaptera indica Gervais 1883
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Megaptera lalandii (Fischer 1829)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Megaptera longimana (Rudolphi 1832)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Megaptera longipinna Gray 1846
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Megaptera nodosa (Bonnaterre 1789)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Megaptera novaeangliae australis (Lesson 1828)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Megaptera novaeangliae kuzira (Gray 1850)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Megaptera novaeangliae novaeangliae (Borowski 1781)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Megaptera osphya Cope 1865
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Megaptera versabilis Cope 1869
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Balaena lalandii Fischer 1829
Balaena longimana Rudolphi 1832
Balaena nodosa Bonnaterre 1789
Balaena novaeangliae Borowski 1781
Megaptera bellicosa (Cope 1871)
Synonym according to Conabio
Megaptera braziliensis Cope 1867
Megaptera gigas (Cope 1865)
Synonym according to Conabio
Megaptera indica Gervais 1883
Megaptera lalandii (Fischer 1829)
Megaptera lalandii (Gray 1864)
Synonym according to Conabio
Megaptera longimana (Gray 1846)
Synonym according to Conabio
Megaptera longimana (Rudolphi 1832)
Megaptera longipinna Gray 1846
Megaptera nodosa (Bonaterre 1789)
Synonym according to Conabio
Megaptera nodosa (Bonnaterre 1789)
Megaptera osphya Cope 1865
Megaptera versabilis Cope 1869
Balaena allamack
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Balaena atlanticus
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Balaena boops
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Balaena lalandii
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Balaena lalandii Fischer 1829
Balaena lalandii Fischer 1829
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Balaena lalandii Fischer 1829
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Balaena longimana
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Balaena longimana Rudolphi 1832
Balaena longimana Rudolphi 1832
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Balaena longimana Rudolphi 1832
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Balaena longipinna
Objective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Balaena nodosa
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Balaena nodosa Bonnaterre 1789
Balaena nodosa Bonnaterre 1789
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Balaena nodosa Bonnaterre 1789
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Balaena novaeangliae
Recombined according to Paleobiology Database
Balaena novaeangliae Borowski 1781
Balaena novaeangliae Borowski 1781
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Balaena novaeangliae Borowski 1781
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Balaenoptera antarctica
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Balaenoptera astrolabae
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Balaenoptera capensis
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Balaenoptera leucopteron
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Balaenoptera syncondylus
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Kyphobalaena keporkak
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Megaptera americana
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Megaptera antarctica
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Megaptera bellicosa
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Megaptera boops
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Megaptera braziliensis
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Megaptera braziliensis Cope 1867
Megaptera braziliensis Cope 1867
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Megaptera braziliensis Cope 1867
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Megaptera burmeisteri
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Megaptera gigas
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Megaptera indica
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Megaptera indica Gervais 1883
Megaptera indica Gervais 1883
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Megaptera indica Gervais 1883
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Megaptera kusira
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Megaptera kuzira
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Megaptera lalandii
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Megaptera lalandii (Fischer 1829)
Megaptera lalandii (Fischer 1829)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Megaptera lalandii (Fischer 1829)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Megaptera longimana
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Megaptera longimana (Rudolphi 1832)
Megaptera longimana (Rudolphi 1832)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Megaptera longimana (Rudolphi 1832)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Megaptera longipinna
Objective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Megaptera longipinna Gray 1846
Megaptera longipinna Gray 1846
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Megaptera longipinna Gray 1846
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Megaptera nodosa
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Megaptera nodosa (Bonnaterre 1789)
Megaptera nodosa (Bonnaterre 1789)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Megaptera nodosa (Bonnaterre 1789)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Megaptera nodosa bellicosa
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Megaptera nodosa novaezelandiae
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Megaptera nodosa osphyia
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Megaptera novaeangliae australis (Lesson 1828)
Megaptera novaeangliae australis (Lesson 1828)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Megaptera novaeangliae australis (Lesson 1828)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Megaptera novaeangliae kuzira (Gray 1850)
Megaptera novaeangliae kuzira (Gray 1850)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Megaptera novaeangliae kuzira (Gray 1850)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Megaptera novaeangliae novaeangliae (Borowski 1781)
Megaptera novaeangliae novaeangliae (Borowski 1781)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Megaptera novaeangliae novaeangliae (Borowski 1781)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Megaptera novaezealandiae
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Megaptera novaezelandiae
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Megaptera osphya Cope 1865
Megaptera osphya Cope 1865
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Megaptera osphya Cope 1865
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Megaptera osphyia
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Megaptera poeskop
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Megaptera versabilis
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Megaptera versabilis Cope 1869
Megaptera versabilis Cope 1869
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Megaptera versabilis Cope 1869
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Physalus antarcticus
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Poescopia lalandii
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Rorqualus antarcticus
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database

Common Names

English

Humpback Whale -- Humpback Whale
Humpback whale preferred
Humpback Whale
Bunch preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
Hump Whale
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
Hunchbacked Whale
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
bunch whale
hunchback whale

Afrikaans

Bultrugwalvis preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
boggelwalvis

Albanian

Balena gungaçe preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

جمل البحر preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Armenian

սապատավոր կետ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Asturian

xibarte preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

Qozbel balina preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Basque

Xibarta preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Belarusian

Гарбаты кіт preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bengali

কুঁজো তিমি preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Breton

Balum askellek preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

гърбат кит preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

iubarta preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
balena geperuda

Chinese

大翅鯨 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
大翅鲸 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Grbavi kit preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

keporkak preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Pukkelhval preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
buckelhval
pukkelhval
stubhval

Dutch; Flemish

Esperanto

Ĝiba baleno preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

Küürvaal preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Faroese

Kúlubøka preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Ryhävalas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

French

Baleine à bosse preferred
Baleine à taquet
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
Jubarte
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
Mégaptère
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
Rorqual du Cap
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
Rorqual à bosse
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
megaptère
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
baleine tampon preferred
baleine à taquet
mégaptere
rorqual du Cap
rorqual keporkak
rorqual noueux

Galician

Xibardo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Georgian

კუზა ვეშაპი preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Buckelwal preferred
Recognized by Conabio and Wikidata Common Names

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Μεγάπτερη preferred
Μεγάπτερη φάλαινα

Hebrew

לווייתן גדול סנפיר preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hindi

humpback whale preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

hosszúszárnyú bálna preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Icelandic

Hrafneydar
Recognized by Conabio
Hnúfubakur preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
hnufubakur
skeljungur

Indonesian

Paus Bungkuk preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
paus bongkok

Irish

míol mór dronnach preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

Megatteera
Recognized by Conabio
Megattera preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
balena gobba
megattera

Japanese

ザトウクジラ preferred
Zatõ kujira
Recognized by Conabio
zato kujira

Kalaallisut; Greenlandic

Qipoqqaq preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
keporkak

Kannada

ಗೂನುತಿಮಿಂಗಲ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kazakh

Өркешті кит preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kirghiz; Kyrgyz

Өркөчтүү кит preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

혹등고래 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
hog-deung-gorae

Latvian

Kuprvalis preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lingua Franca Nova

Megatero preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Kuprotasis banginis preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
kuprotasis banginis

Luxembourgish; Letzeburgesch

Bockelwal preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Macedonian

грбав кит preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malagasy

trozona be trafo preferred

Malay

Ikan paus Humpback preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malayalam

കൂനൻ തിമിംഗലം preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Mongolian

Бөгтөр халим preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Łóóʼtsoh bighą́ą́ʼ yílkʼidígíí preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

Knílhaval
Recognized by Conabio
Knølhval preferred
Recognized by CITES
knølhval preferred
knølkval preferred
knölhval
stor rorhval

Persian

نهنگ گوژپشت preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

długopłetwiec oceaniczny preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
humbak
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
długopłetwiec

Portuguese

Baleia jubarte
Recognized by Conabio
Baleia-de-bossa
Recognized by CITES
Baleia-jubarte preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Jubarte
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
baleia jubarte
baleia-corcunda

Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan

Balenă cu cocoașă preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Gorbach
Recognized by Conabio
Горбатый кит preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
dlinnorukyi polosatik
gorbatyi kit
veselyi kit
горбатый кит

Scots

Humfback Whaul preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Serbian

грбави кит preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Shambala

Grbavi kit preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

Vráskavec dlhoplutvý preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Ballena jorobada, yubarta, gubarte.
Recognized by INBio
Ballena jorobada
Recognized by Conabio, CITES, and Wikidata Common Names
Rorcual jorobado preferred
Recognized by Conabio, CITES, and FAO species catalogs
Yubarta
Recognized by Conabio
Gubarte
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
Jorobada
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
Ballena Jorobada preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Rorcual Jorobado
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
kit grbavec preferred
ballena cantora
ballena de aletas grandes
ballena jorobada
guabarte
jorobada
rorqual jorobado

Swahili

chongoe preferred

Swedish

knölval
puckelval
Knölval preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
hnunfurbakur

Tamil

கூனல் முதுகுத் திமிங்கலம் preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Thai

วาฬหลังค่อม preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Turkish

Kambur balina preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
kambur balina

Ukrainian

Горбатий кит preferred
Горбань
Горбач
Кит горбатий

Unspecified

Koholā preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vepsian

Gurbakaz kit preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Cá voi lưng gù preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Welsh

Morfil Cefngrwm preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
morfil cefngrwm

Wu

大翅鲸 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ale

aliamak preferred
alkhiamak
khi-tkhukkh

Arz

جمل البحر preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bcc

abra preferred

Ces

keporkak dlouhoplautvý preferred
keporkak

Ckt

kaipokak uiiut preferred

De Ch

Buckelwal preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

En Ca

Humpback whale preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

En Gb

Humpback whale preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Es Esx

Aghvesiiq preferred
Recognized by Conabio
Keporkak
Recognized by Conabio

Nan

Toā-si̍t-keng preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pnb

کبی وہیل preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pt Br

Baleia-jubarte preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sr Ec

Грбави кит preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sr El

Грбави кит preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ypk

aghvesiiq preferred
kaipokak

Yue

大翅鯨 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

大翅鯨 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

座头鲸 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

座頭鯨 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hk

大翅鯨 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

大翅鯨 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski 1781)