Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Agaphelus gibbosus Cope, 1968, Balaena gibbosa Cope, 1868, Balaena microcephala Tomilin, 1957, Balaena minima Rapp, 1837, Balaena minima borealis Knox, 1838, Balaena rostrata Fabricius, 1780 , Balaenoptera acutorostrata thalmaha Deraniyagala, 1963, Balaenoptera acuturostrata Lacépède, 1804 (lapsus calami), Balaenoptera davidsoni Scammon, 1872, Balaenoptera eschrichtius Rasch, 1845 , Balaenoptera microcephala Gray, 1850, Balaenoptera rostrata Van Beneden & Gervais, 1880, Balaenoptera thalmaha, Balaenoptera thalmaha thalmaha Deranyagala, 1963, Pterobalaena minor Eschricht, 1849, Pterobalaena minor bergensis Eschricht, 1849, Pterobalaena minor groenlandica Eschricht, 1849, Pterobalaena nana Barkow, 1862, Pterobalaena nana pentadactyla Barkow, 1862 , Pterobalaena nana tetradactyla Barkow, 1862, Pterobalaena pentadactyla Flower, 1865, Rorqualus minor Hamilton, 1837, Sibbaldius mondinii Capellini, 1877, fide Appeltans et al. (2010)

Taxon origin: Vagrant

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• 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.
• IUCN (2015) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015-4. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 November 2015.

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