Balaenoptera borealis

Lesson, 1828

Sei Whale

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Artiodactyla
Suborder : Whippomorpha
Infraorder : Cetacea
Parvorder : Mysticeti
Family : Balaenopteridae
Genus : Balaenoptera

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Hist. Nat. Gen. Part. Mamm. Oiseaux, vol. 1, 342 Complement des oeuvres de Buff on, . . . , Complement 2, vol. 1, Cetaces, p. 342]

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61811786

Original name as described

Balaenoptera borealis

Other common names

Coalfish Whale · Northern Rorqual · Pollack Whale · Rudophi's Rorqual · Northern Sei Whale · Southern Sei Whale

Type material

ZMB 77323

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Germany, Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck Bay, near Grömitz.

Biogeographic realm

Marine

Country distribution

Angola · Argentina · Australia · Bahamas · Bermuda · Brazil · Cape Verde · Canada · Chile · Dominican Republic · Falkland Islands · Greenland · Guam · Iceland · Ireland · Japan · North Korea · South Korea · Madagascar · Christmas Island · Mauritania · Mexico · Morocco · Namibia · New Zealand · Northern Marianas · Norway · Peru · Portugal · Russia · Réunion · Saint Helena · South Africa · South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands · Spain · Turks and Caicos Islands · United Kingdom · United States · Uruguay · Indonesia?

Subregion distribution

USA(CA,HI,AK, FL?,NC?,VA?,NJ?,NY?,PA?)

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006399

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Balaenoptera alba

Giglioli, 1870

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

alba

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

74

Authority publication

Florence

Sibbaldius schlegelii

(W. H. Flower, 1865)

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

schlegelii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.31166

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.31166

Authority page

408

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28500733

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Balaenoptera borealis

Lesson, 1828

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

borealis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 77323

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

342

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61811786

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:340, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806273) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Davies (1963:112) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/42155)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:113) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:302, 303) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Mead & Brownell (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9684)
  6. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:561) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  7. Mittermeier & Wilson (2014:289) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67175)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #2475) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #2475) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006399) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. Schmidly, Bradley, Yancey & Bradley (2024:57) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67259)
  12. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/2475/130482064) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Balaena rostrata

(Rudolphi, 1822)

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

rostrata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

27

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11081325

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Mead & Brownell (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9684)

Balaenoptera laticeps

J. E. Gray, 1847

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

laticeps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

20

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6957451

Authority publication

London

Balœnoptera borealis

Lesson, 1842

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

borealis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

201

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:201) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Sibbaldius laticeps

(F. W. True, 1885)

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

laticeps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

591

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306385

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

True (1885:591, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306385) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Balaenoptera borealis borealis

Mead & Brownell, 2005

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

borealis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Mead & Brownell (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9684)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2014:289) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67175)

Balaenoptera borealis schlegelii

Mead & Brownell, 2005

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

schlegelii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Mead & Brownell (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9684)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2014:289) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67175)

Balaenoptera arctica

Temminck, 1844

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

arctica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

26

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53607707

Authority publication

Leiden

Balaenoptera Iwasi

J. E. Gray, 1847

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

iwasi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

20

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6957451

Authority publication

London

Physalus? Iwasi

(J. E. Gray, 1850)

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

iwasi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

42

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12931689

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Sibbaldus Schlegelii

(J. E. Gray, 1864)

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

schlegelii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

352

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22249802

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Belaenoptera Schlegeli

Lahille, 1899

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

schlegeli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

198

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147064

Authority publication

Primera Reunión del Congreso Científico Latino Americano

Name usages

Lahille (1899:198, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147064) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37834)

Balaenoptera Schlegelii

Dabbene, 1902

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

schlegelii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

351

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14608261

Authority publication

Anales del Museo Nacional de Buenos Aires

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