Balaenoptera borealis (Lesson, 1830)

Balaenoptera borealis (Lesson, 1830)

English
Sei whale; Pollack whale, Sardine whale

Portuguese
Baleia-sardinheira1

Norwegian
Seihval (bokmål)/ Seikval (nynorsk)

North Sámi
Sáidefális

Icelandic
Sandreyður

Dutch
Noordse vinvis; Noordsche vinvisch (arch.)

German
Seiwal2

French
Rorqual boréal; Baleine noire; Rorqual de Rudolph3

Spanish
Rorcual norteño; Rorcual boreal; Rorcual sei; Ballena boba

Catalan
Rorqual del nord

Italian
Balenottera boreale

Greek
Βορειοφάλαινα

Sei whale by Henrik Bucher. Bucher was the illustrator of the Natural History Museum in Bergen in the second half of the 19th century.
© University Museum in Bergen.

References

  1. Bencatel, J., Álvares, F., Moura, A. E. & Barbosa, A. M. (eds.). 2017. Atlas de Mamíferos de Portugal. Universidade de Évora, Portugal. ↩︎
  2. Harrison, R. & M.M. Bryden, 1988. Wale und Delphine. Jahr-Verlag GmbH & Co., Hamburg. ↩︎
  3. 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. ↩︎