Balaena mysticetus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Whale, depicted upside down (top) and with open mouth (bottom), by Cornelis Gijsbertsz Zorgdrager, 1650. Bloeyende opkomst der aloude en hedendaagsche Groenlandsche visschery. https://jcb.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/s/5f1d0f

English

Bowhead

Portuguese

Baleia-da-Gronelândia

Norwegian

Grønlandshval (bm)/ Grønlandskval (nn)

Icelandic

Norðhvalur

Dutch

Groenlandse walvis

German

Grönlandwal

French

Baleine du Groenland

Spanish

Ballena de Groenlandia; Ballena boreal

Catalan

Balena franca àrtica; Balena de Groenlàndia; Balena polar

Italian

Balena della Groenlandia; Balena franca della Groenlandia; Balena artica

Greek

Τοξοκέφαλη φάλαινα

References

• IUCN: Balaena mysticetus
• OBIS: Balaena mysticetus