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Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804

1265275  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1265275)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Tetrapoda (Superclass)
  6. Mammalia (Class)
  7. Theria (Subclass)
  8. Eutheria (Infraclass)
  9. Cetacea (Order)
  10. Balaenopteridae (Family)
  11. Balaenoptera (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Agaphelus Cope, 1868 · unaccepted (synonym)
Balaenopteris Tomilin, 1957 · unaccepted (synonym)
Balenoptera Duméril, 1805 · unaccepted (synonym)
Balenopterus Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted (synonym)
Baloenoptera Cadenat, 1957 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Belaenoptera Lahille, 1899 · unaccepted (synonym)
Benedenia Gray, 1864 · unaccepted (synonym)
Boops Gray, 1821 · unaccepted (synonym)
Catoptera Rafinesque, 1815 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cetoptera Rafinesque, 1815 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cuvierius Gray, 1866 · unaccepted
Cuvierus Gray, 1866 · unaccepted (synonym)
Dactylaena Gray, 1874 · unaccepted (synonym)
Dubertus Tomilin, 1957 · unaccepted (synonym)
Eubalaenoptera Acloque, 1899 · unaccepted (synonym)
Fabricia Gray, 1866 · unaccepted (synonym)
Flowerius Lilljeborg, 1867 · unaccepted (synonym)
Mysticetus Wagler, 1830 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ogmobalaena Eschricht, 1849 · unaccepted (synonym)
Phylasus Duméril, 1805 · unaccepted (synonym)
Physalis Fleming, 1822 · unaccepted (synonym)
Physalus Gray, 1821 · unaccepted (synonym)
Pterobalaena Eschricht, 1849 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ptychocetus Gloger, 1842 · unaccepted (synonym)
Rorqualus F. Cuvier, 1836 · unaccepted (Synonym)
Rudolphius Gray, 1866 · unaccepted (synonym)
Sibbaldius Flower, 1865 · unaccepted (synonym)
Sibbaldius Gray, 1864 · unaccepted
Sibbaldus Gray, 1864 · unaccepted (synonym)
Stenobalaena Gray, 1874 · unaccepted (synonym)
Swinhoia Gray, 1866 · unaccepted (synonym)

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  1. Species Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède, 1804
  2. Species Balaenoptera acuturostrata Lacépède, 1804
  3. Species Balaenoptera andrejewi Author?, 1888
  4. Species Balaenoptera bonaerensis Burmeister, 1867
  5. Species Balaenoptera borealis Lesson, 1828
  6. Species Balaenoptera brydei Olsen, 1913
  7. Species Balaenoptera caerulescens Lacépède, 1818
  8. Species Balaenoptera edeni Anderson, 1878
  9. Species Balaenoptera emargenata
  10. Species Balaenoptera grimmi Author?, 1888
  11. Species Balaenoptera maculata Lacépède, 1818
  12. Species Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  13. Species Balaenoptera nigra Lacépède, 1818
  14. Species Balaenoptera omurai Wada, Oishi & Yamada, 2003
  15. Species Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  16. Species Balaenoptera punctulata Lacépède, 1819
  17. Species Balaenoptera ricei Rosel, Wilcox, Yamada & Mullin, 2021
  18. Species Balaenoptera alba Giglioli, 1870 accepted as Balaenoptera borealis Lesson, 1828
  19. Species Balaenoptera antarctica Temminck, 1841 accepted as Eubalaena japonica (Lacépède, 1818)
  20. Species Balaenoptera antarctica Temminck, 1841 accepted as Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
  21. Species Balaenoptera antarctica Gray, 1846 accepted as Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  22. Species Balaenoptera aragous Farines & Carcasonne, 1829 accepted as Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  23. Species Balaenoptera arctica Temminck, 1841 accepted as Balaenoptera borealis Lesson, 1828
  24. Species Balaenoptera astrolabe Pucheran, 1843 accepted as Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
  25. Species Balaenoptera australis Gray, 1846 accepted as Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  26. Species Balaenoptera australis Lesson, 1828 accepted as Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
  27. Species Balaenoptera blythii Anderson, 1879 accepted as Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  28. Species Balaenoptera brasiliensis Gray, 1846 accepted as Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  29. Species Balaenoptera capensis A. Smith, 1834 accepted as Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
  30. Species Balaenoptera carolinae Malm, 1866 accepted as Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  31. Species Balaenoptera davidsoni Scammon, 1872 accepted as Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède, 1804
  32. Species Balaenoptera eschrichtius Rasch, 1845 accepted as Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède, 1804
  33. Species Balaenoptera gibbar Lacépède, 1804 accepted as Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  34. Species Balaenoptera gigas Reinhardt, 1857 accepted as Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  35. Species Balaenoptera huttoni Gray, 1874 accepted as Balaenoptera bonaerensis Burmeister, 1867
  36. Species Balaenoptera indica Blyth, 1859 accepted as Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  37. Species Balaenoptera intermedia Burmeister, 1871 accepted as Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  38. Species Balaenoptera iwasi Gray, 1846 accepted as Balaenoptera borealis Lesson, 1828
  39. Species Balaenoptera jubartes Lacépède, 1804 accepted as Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  40. Species Balaenoptera laticeps Gray, 1846 accepted as Balaenoptera borealis Lesson, 1828
  41. Species Balaenoptera leucopteron Lesson, 1842 accepted as Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
  42. Species Balaenoptera mediterraneensis Lesson, 1828 accepted as Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  43. Species Balaenoptera mediterranensis Cabrera, 1961 accepted as Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  44. Species Balaenoptera microcephala Gray, 1850 accepted as Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède, 1804
  45. Species Balaenoptera miramaris Lahille, 1898 accepted as Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  46. Species Balaenoptera musculus Van Beneden & Gervais, 1880 accepted as Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  47. Species Balaenoptera patachonica Lahille, 1905 accepted as Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  48. Species Balaenoptera patachonicus Burmeister, 1865 accepted as Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  49. Species Balaenoptera patagonica Dabbene, 1902 accepted as Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  50. Species Balaenoptera quoyii Lonnberg, 1906 accepted as Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  51. Species Balaenoptera racovitzai Lahille, 1905 accepted as Balaenoptera bonaerensis Burmeister, 1867
  52. Species Balaenoptera robusta Lilljeborg, 1861 accepted as Eschrichtius robustus (Lilljeborg, 1861)
  53. Species Balaenoptera rorqual Lacépède, 1804 accepted as Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  54. Species Balaenoptera rostrata Van Beneden & Gervais, 1880 accepted as Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède, 1804
  55. Species Balaenoptera schlegelii Van Beneden & Gervais, 1880 accepted as Balaenoptera borealis Lesson, 1828
  56. Species Balaenoptera schlegellii Dabbene, 1902 accepted as Balaenoptera borealis Lesson, 1828
  57. Species Balaenoptera sibbaldi Van Beneden, 1887 accepted as Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  58. Species Balaenoptera sibbaldii Flower, 1885 accepted as Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  59. Species Balaenoptera sulcata
  60. Species Balaenoptera swinhoii Gray, 1866 accepted as Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  61. Species Balaenoptera syncondylus A. Mueller, 1863 accepted as Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
  62. Species Balaenoptera tenuirostris Sweeting, 1840 accepted as Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  63. Species Balaenoptera thalmaha accepted as Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède, 1804
  64. Species Balaenoptera velifera Cope, 1869 accepted as Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
marine
recent + fossil
H. N. Cétac., xxxvi. [details] 
Taxonomic remark Authority cited elsewhere as Lacépède, 1804.  
Taxonomic remark Authority cited elsewhere as Lacépède, 1804. [details]
IRMNG (2025). Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1265275 on 2025-09-10
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2006-09-20 22:00:00Z
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2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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original description H. N. Cétac., xxxvi. [details] 

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

basis of record SN2000/McKenna & Bell, 1997 [details] 

verified source for family WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

verified source for family Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (editors). (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd Ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 2,142 pp. [details] 

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

current name source WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

current name source Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (editors). (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd Ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 2,142 pp. [details] 

extant flag source Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 363: 1-560., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10698313 [details] 

habitat flag source Aphia 2006 [details] 

original description (of Fabricia Gray, 1866) Cat. Seals Brit. Mus.
page(s): 382 [details] 

original description (of Eubalaenoptera Acloque, 1899) Faune France, 1, 1900
page(s): 83 [details] 

original description (of Benedenia Gray, 1864) Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1864
page(s): 211 [details] 

original description (of Dactylaena Gray, 1874) Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (4) 13
page(s): 449 [details] 

original description (of Stenobalaena Gray, 1874) Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (4) 14
page(s): 305 [details] 

original description (of Phalaenoptera Agassiz, 1846) Agassiz, L. (1846). Nomenclatoris zoologici index universalis. Jent & Gassman. viii + 393 pp. [1847]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33664307 [details] 

original description (of Pterobalaena Eschricht, 1849) Unters. Nord. Wallthiere, 1
page(s): 56 [details] 

original description (of Sibbaldus Gray, 1864) Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1864
page(s): 222 [details] 

original description (of Balaenopterus Brookes, 1828) Cat. Mus. Brookes
page(s): 38 [details] 

original description (of Rudolphius Gray, 1866) Cat. Seals Whales Brit. Mus.
page(s): 170 [details] 

original description (of Rorqualus F. Cuvier, 1836) (Roret's Suite à Buffon) Cétacés, 1836
page(s): 303 [details] 

original description (of Balenopterus Cuvier, 1829) Dict. Sci. Nat., 59
page(s): 518 [details] 

original description (of Cuvierius Gray, 1866) Cat. Seals Brit. Mus., 114
page(s): 164 [details] 

original description (of Sibbaldius Flower, 1865) Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1864
page(s): 391 [details] 

original description (of Baloenoptera Lesson, 1827) Man. Mamm.
page(s): 427 [details] 

original description (of Agaphelus Cope, 1868) Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1868, 159
page(s): 223 [details] 

original description (of Ogmobalaena Eschricht, 1849) K. Danske Vidensk. Selsk. Skr. Kjøbenhavn, [5] 1
page(s): 108 [details] 

original description (of Swinhoia Gray, 1866) Cat. Seals Brit. Mus.
page(s): 382 [details] 

original description (of Balenoptera Duméril, 1805) Duméril, A.M.C. (1805). Zoologie analytique, ou méthode naturelle de classification des animaux. Allais, Paris. xxxii + 344 pp. [1806]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44011
page(s): 28 [details] 

original description (of Physalis Fleming, 1822) Phil. Zool., 2
page(s): 206 [details] 

original description (of Boops Gray, 1821) London Med. Reposit., 15
page(s): 310 [details] 

original description (of Flowerius Lilljeborg, 1867) Nova Acta Soc. Upsal., (3) 6, fasc. 2
page(s): 11 [details] 

original description (of Mysticetus Wagler, 1830) Wagler, J. (1830). Natürliches System der Amphibien mit vorangehender Classification der Säugethiere und Vögel : ein Beitrag zur vergleichenden Zoologie. München, Stuttgart and Tübingen: J. G. Cotta. vi+354 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/120243
page(s): 33 [details] 

original description (of Catoptera Rafinesque, 1815) Analyse, 61 (as Cetoptera p. 219). [details] 

original description (of Ptychocetus Gloger, 1842) Gemeinnütz. Naturges., 1, xxxiv
page(s): 174 [details] 

original description (of Cetoptera Rafinesque, 1815) Analyse, 61 (as Catoptera; also as Cetoptera p. 219). [details] 

original description (of Phylasus Duméril, 1805) Duméril, A.M.C. (1805). Zoologie analytique, ou méthode naturelle de classification des animaux. Allais, Paris. xxxii + 344 pp. [1806]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44011
page(s): 28 [details] 
Unreviewed
Descriptive info Includes marine species (Aphia 2006). Marine, extant (?) + fossil: Tertiary to Recent (Sepkoski 2002) [details]

Taxonomic remark Authority cited elsewhere as Lacépède, 1804. [details]

Type species as cited Balaenoptera gibbar Lacépède, 1804 (= Balaena physalus Linnaeus, 1758). [details]
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