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subspecies

Northern Blue Whale
Balaenoptera musculus musculus (Linnaeus, 1758)

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Chordata - chordates »  class Mammalia - mammals »  order Artiodactyla - even-toed ungulates »  family Balaenopteridae - finner whales »  genus Balaenoptera »  species Balaenoptera musculus - Blue Whale

Scientific synonyms

Rorqualus major Knox, 1870
Physalus sibbaldii Gray, 1847
Balaenoptera sibbaldii (Gray, 1847)
Balaenoptera sibbaldi (misspelling) m

Links and literature

EN Australian Faunal Directory [64f84332-b637-476a-89d6-e955f1ab4042]

ABRS (2009-2019): Australian Faunal Directory [https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/home], Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra [as Balaenoptera musculus musculus (Linnaeus, 1758)]
Data retrieved on: 8 February 2015
EN Wilson D. E., Reeder D. M. (editors) (2005): Mammal Species of the World (MSW). A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed) [http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3] [as Balaenoptera musculus musculus Linnaeus, 1758]
Data retrieved on: 5 December 2008

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