Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Balaenoptera alba Giglioli, 1870 (synonym), Balaenoptera arctica Temminck, 1841 (synonym), Balaenoptera iwasi Gray, 1846 (synonym), Balaenoptera laticeps Gray, 1846 (synonym), Balaenoptera schlegelii Van Beneden & Gervais, 1880 (synonym), Balaenoptera schlegellii Dabbene, 1902 (synonym), Balena rostrata Rudolphi, 1822 (synonym), Belaenoptera schlegeli Lahille, 1899 (synonym), Pterobalaena alba Giglioli, 1874 (synonym), Pterobalaena schlegeli Tomilin, 1957 (synonym), Pterobalaena schlegeli alba Tomilin, 1957 (synonym), Sibbaldius schlegelii Gray, 1864 (synonym), fide Appeltans et al. (2010)

Origin: Native

• Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
• Constant, P. (2007) Marine Life of the Galapagos. The Diver's guide to Fishes, Whales, Dolphins and marine Invertebrates, 307 pp.
• Hickin, N. (1979) Animal life of the Galapagos. Ferundune Books, Faringdon, U.K., 236 pp.
• IUCN (2015) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015-4. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 November 2015.