Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Blue whale, by Henrik Bucher. Bucher was the illustrator of the Natural History Museum in Bergen in the second half of the 19th century. © University Museum in Bergen.
English
Blue whale; Blue rorqual; Great blue whale; Great northern rorqual; Ostende whale; Sibbald's rorqual; Sulphurbottom whale
Portuguese
Baleia-azul[1]
Norwegian
Blåhval (bm); Blåkval (nn)
North Sámi
Alitbossu
Icelandic
Steypireyður
Dutch
Blauwe vinvis; Blauwe vinvisch (arch.)
Frisisk
Blauwe finfisk
German
Blauwal[2]
French
Rorqual bleu[3]; Baleine bleue; Baleine d'Ostend; Baleine jubarte; Grand rorqual[3]; Rorqual de Sibbald
Spanish
Ballena azul; Rorcual azul
Catalan
Rorqual blau; Balena blava
Italian
Balenottera azzurra
Greek
Γαλάζια φάλαινα

References

  1. Bencatel, J., Álvares, F., Moura, A. E. & Barbosa, A. M. (eds.). 2017. Atlas de Mamíferos de Portugal. Universidade de Évora, Portugal.
  2. Harrison, R. & M.M. Bryden, 1988. Wale und Delphine. Jahr-Verlag GmbH & Co., Hamburg
  3. 3.0 3.1 Duguy, R. & D. Robineau, 1973. Cétacés et phoques des côtes de France - Guide d'identification. Annales de la Société des Sciences Naturelles de la Charente-Maritime, Supplément, juin 1973.