Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) . Gemein. Naturgesch. Thier., 2(1):21.

TYPE LOCALITY: U.S.A., coast of New England .

DISTRIBUTION: Worldwide, tropical to arctic waters.

COMMENT: Includes nodosa; see Kellogg, 1932, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 45: 148.

PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix I and U.S. ESA - Endangered.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301411007002001001.