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Scientific Name
Balaenoptera physalus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Fire Island National Seashore (FIIS)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
fin whale
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassMammalia
SubclassTheria
InfraclassEutheria
OrderCetacea
SuborderMysticeti
FamilyBalaenopteridae
GenusBalaenoptera
SpeciesBalaenoptera physalus
Occurrence
Probably Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Okeanos, 1994
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Godin, 1977
Abundance
Abundance Notes
Okeanos, 1994: Abundant
Management Tags
  • Management Priority
    USFWS, 2007: Federally listed as Endangered./NY NH, 2007:State Rank=S1; State Protected Status=E; State Watched (W) or Tracked (T)=T; Global Rank=G3G4./
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
1
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
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Created Date
9/19/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
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Last Modified Date
9/27/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Okeanos, 1994
Other Parks
Assateague Island National Seashore (ASIS)
Biscayne National Park (BISC)
Cape Cod National Seashore (CACO)
Gulf Islands National Seashore (GUIS)
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (GLBA)
Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CAHA)
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GOGA)
Channel Islands National Park (CHIS)
Gateway National Recreation Area (GATE)
Kenai Fjords National Park (KEFJ)
Point Reyes National Seashore (PORE)
Redwood National Park (REDW)
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