Balaenoptera physalus
| CMS Instruments | ACCOBAMS, CMS, Pacific Islands Cetaceans |
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| IUCN Status | Vulnerable |
| Date of entry in Appendix I | 2002 |
| Date of entry in Appendix II | 2002 |
| Countries | Angola, Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Denmark, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Madagascar, Mexico, Myanmar, Namibia, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America |
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| English | Fin Whale |
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| French | Baleine Fin, Baleine À Nageoires, Baleinoptère Commun, Rorqual Commun |
| Spanish | Ballena aleta, ballena boba, rorcual común |
| German | Finnwal |
| Class | Mammalia |
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| Order | Cetacea |
| Family | Balaenopteridae |
| Scientific name | Balaenoptera physalus |
| Author | Linnaeus 1758 |
| Standard reference | Perrin, W.F., Wursig, B. and Thewissen J.G.M. Eds., 2009. Encyclopaedia of Marine Mammals. Second Edition. Academic Press |