Eubalaena glacialis (Müller, 1776)

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North Atlantic right whale, unknown artist. © University Museum in Bergen.

English

North Atlantic right whale; Biscayan right whale; Black right whale; Northern right whale; Right whale

Portuguese

Baleia-franca; Baleia negra

Norwegian

Nordkaper; Nordatlantisk retthval (bm); Nordatlantisk rettkval (nn)

Icelandic

Sléttbakur

Dutch

Noordkaper; Noordse vinvis; Noordsche vinvisch (arch.)

Frisian

Noardkaper

German

Nordkaper

French

Baleine des Basques ; Baleine de Biscaye ; Baleine d'Islande; Sarde

Spanish

Ballena franca; Ballena franca glacial; Ballena de los vascos

Catalan

Balena franca comuna; Balena franca atlàntica; Balena dels bascos

Italian

Balena franca boreale; Balena franca nordatlantica

Greek

Σωστή φάλαινα

(Zoo)archaeological sites featuring Eubalaena glacialis

• Peniche (Portugal)
  

References

• IUCN: Eubalaena glacialis
• OBIS: Eubalaena glacialis
• Teixeira, A., R. Venâncio & C. Brito (2014). Archaeological remains accounting for the presence and exploitation of the North Atlantic right whale Eubalaena glacialis on the Portuguese coast (Peniche, West Iberia), 16th to 17th century. PLOS ONE 9(2): e85971. (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0085971). url:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0085971
• Brito, C. & V. Jordão (2014). A baleación medieval e moderna en Portugal: Que nos din as fontes históricas? Eubalaena nº 14: 28-40.