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

Norwegian

Blåhval (bm); Blåkval (nn)

North Sámi

Alitbossu

Dutch

Blauwe vinvis; Blauwe vinvisch (arch.)

German

Blauwal

French

Rorqual bleu; Baleine bleue; Baleine d'Ostend; Baleine jubarte; Grand rorqual; Rorqual de Sibbald

Spanish

Ballena azul; Rorcual azul

Catalan

Rorqual blau; Balena blava

Italian

Balenottera azzurra

Greek

Γαλάζια φάλαινα

References

• IUCN: Balaenoptera musculus
• OBIS: Balaenoptera musculus