Balaena mysticetus Linnaeus, 1758 . Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1:75.

TYPE LOCALITY: Greenland Sea .

DISTRIBUTION: Northern Hemisphere, arctic seas.

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

ISIS NUMBER: 5301411008001002001.