Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) . Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1:75.

TYPE LOCALITY: Norway, near Svalbard, Spitzbergen Sea .

DISTRIBUTION: Worldwide, tropical to arctic waters.

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

ISIS NUMBER: 5301411007001005001.