Eubalaena glacialis (Müller, 1776)

Eubalaena glacialis (Müller, 1776)

English
North Atlantic right whale; Biscayan right whale; Black right whale; Northern right whale; Right whale

Portuguese
Baleia-franca; Baleia negra

Norwegian
Nordkaper; Nordatlantisk retthval (bokmål); Nordatlantisk rettkval (nynorsk)

Icelandic
Sléttbakur

Dutch
Noordkaper; Noordse vinvis; Noordsche vinvisch (arch.)

Frisian
Noardkaper

German
Nordkaper

French
Baleine des Basques1; Baleine de Biscaye2; Baleine d’Islande; Sarde

Spanish
Ballena franca; Ballena franca glacial; Ballena de los vascos

Catalan
Balena franca comuna; Balena franca atlàntica; Balena dels bascos

Italian
Balena franca boreale; Balena franca nordatlantica

Greek
Σωστή φάλαινα

North Atlantic right whale, unknown artist.
© University Museum in Bergen.

(Zoo)archaeological sites featuring Eubalaena glacialis

References

  • IUCN: Eubalaena glacialis
  • OBIS: Eubalaena glacialis
  • Teixeira, A., R. Venâncio & C. Brito (2014). Archaeological remains accounting for the presence and exploitation of the North Atlantic right whale Eubalaena glacialis on the Portuguese coast (Peniche, West Iberia), 16th to 17th century. PLOS ONE 9(2): e85971. (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0085971). url: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0085971
  • Brito, C. & V. Jordão (2014). A baleación medieval e moderna en Portugal: Que nos din as fontes históricas? Eubalaena nº 14: 28-40.
  1. Duguy, R. & D. Robineau, 1973. Cétacés et phoques des côtes de France – Guide d’identification. Annales de la Société des Sciences Naturelles de la Charente-Maritime, Supplément, juin 1973. ↩︎
  2. Duguy, R. & D. Robineau, 1973. Cétacés et phoques des côtes de France – Guide d’identification. Annales de la Société des Sciences Naturelles de la Charente-Maritime, Supplément, juin 1973. ↩︎