List of Nominal Species of Balaenopteridae
(rorquals, finback whales)
(rorquals, finback whales)
| Nominal Species (n = 16) | Present allocation (n = 9) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède, 1804 | Balaenoptera acutorostrata | 19 |
| Balaenoptera acutostrata acutostrata Lacépède, 1804 | Balaenoptera acutorostrata | 1522 |
| Balaenoptera acutostrata scammoni Deméré, 1986 | Balaenoptera acutorostrata | 1522 |
| Balaenoptera bonaerensis Burmeister, 1867 | Balaenoptera bonaerensis | 19 |
| Megaptera boops Van Beneden & Gervais, 1880 | Megaptera novaeangliae | 89279 |
| Balaenoptera borealis Lesson, 1828 | Balaenoptera borealis | 19 |
| Balaenoptera borealis borealis Lesson, 1828 | Balaenoptera borealis | 1522 |
| Balaenoptera borealis schlegellii Flower, 1865 | Balaenoptera borealis | 1522 |
| Balaenoptera brydei Olsen, 1913 | Balaenoptera brydei | 19 |
| Balaenoptera edeni Anderson, 1879 | Balaenoptera edeni | 19 |
| Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda Ichihara, 1966 | Balaenoptera musculus | 1522 |
| Balaenoptera musculus indica Blyth, 1859 | Balaenoptera musculus | 1522 |
| Balaenoptera musculus intermedia Burmeister, 1871 | Balaenoptera musculus | 1522 |
| Megaptera nodosa Bonnaterre, 1789 | Megaptera novaeangliae | 1522 |
| Balaenoptera omurai Wada, Oishi, & Yamada, 2003 | Balaenoptera omurai | 81807 |
| Balaenoptera ricei Rosel, Wilcox, Yamada & Mullin, 2021 | Balaenoptera ricei | 3477 |