Balaena mysticetus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Balaena mysticetus (Linnaeus, 1758)

English
Bowhead

Portuguese
Baleia-da-Gronelândia

Norwegian
Grønlandshval (bokmål)/ Grønlandskval (nynorsk)

Icelandic
Norðhvalur

Dutch
Groenlandse walvis

German
Grönlandwal1

French
Baleine du Groenland

Spanish
Ballena de Groenlandia; Ballena boreal

Catalan
Balena franca àrtica; Balena de Groenlàndia; Balena polar

Italian
Balena della Groenlandia; Balena franca della Groenlandia; Balena artica

Greek
Τοξοκέφαλη φάλαινα

Whale, depicted upside down (top) and with open mouth (bottom), by Cornelis Gijsbertsz Zorgdrager, 1650. Bloeyende opkomst der aloude en hedendaagsche Groenlandsche visschery. https://jcb.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/s/5f1d0f

References

  1. Harrison, R. & M.M. Bryden, 1988. Wale und Delphine. Jahr-Verlag GmbH & Co., Hamburg ↩︎