Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Fin Whale)

Balaenoptera physalus (Fin Whale) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBalaenoptera physalus (Fin Whale)
GenusBalaenoptera (whales)
FamilyBALAENOPTERIDAE (whales)
SuperfamilyMYSTICETI (baleen whales)
InfraorderCetacea (whales & dolphins)
SuborderCETANCODONTA (a suborder of unassigneds)
OrderCETARTIODACTYLA (whales and dolphins)
SubclassTHERIA (a subclass of unassigneds)
ClassMAMMALIA (mammals)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Balaenoptera physalus (Fin Whale)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Whooley, P. 2003 Fin Whale surfacing Vol 15, No 2 Page: 119

Balaenoptera physalus (Fin Whale) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Balaenoptera physalus (Fin Whale):

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