Balaenoptera borealis Lesson, 1828. Compl. Oeuvres Buffon Hist. Nat., 1:342.

TYPE LOCALITY: Germany (BRD), Schleswig-Holstein, Lubeck Bay, near Gromitz.

DISTRIBUTION: Worldwide, subtropical to subarctic waters.

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

ISIS NUMBER: 5301411007001002001.