fin whale
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Summary
fin whale is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.33% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,526 views/month, #647 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Vulnerable[4]
- Parent taxon: Balaenoptera[5]
- Taxon name: Balaenoptera physalus[6]
- Subclass of: Balaenidae[7]
- Commons category: Balaenoptera physalus[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Balaenoptera physalus[9]
- Commons gallery: Balaenoptera physalus[10]
- Original combination: Balaena physalus[11]
- Short name: B. physalus[12]
- Taxon common name: Fin whale[13], Ballena Aleta[14], Ballena Boba[15], Rorcual Común[16], Baleine à nageoires[17], Baleine fin[18], Baleinoptère commune[19], Rorqual Commun[20], Common Rorqual[21], Finback[22], Fin-backed Whale[23], Finner[24], Herring Whale[25], Razorback[26]
- Gestation period: 11.5 month[27]
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Identifiers
fin whale's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41562[28]. fin whale's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9770[29]. fin whale's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559438[30]. fin whale's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440718[31]. fin whale's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180527[32].
Discovery and Description
Things named for fin whale include USS Finback[33], a nuclear-powered attack submarine[34].
Why It Matters
fin whale has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 79 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]
Entities named for it include USS Finback[33], a nuclear-powered attack submarine[34].