Eubalaena glacialis (Müller, 1776) . Zool. Danicae Prodr., p. 7.

TYPE LOCALITY: None given, listed as Norway, Finnmark, Nord Kapp (vicinity of North Cape) by Eschricht and Reinhardt (1861) .

DISTRIBUTION: Northern Hemisphere: temperate to tropical waters; one stray record from Hawaii (Scarff, 1986).

STATUS: CITES - Appendix I; U.S. ESA - Endangered; IUCN - Endangered.

SYNONYMS: biscayensis, japonica, nordcaper, sieboldi.

COMMENTS: Reviewed by Cummings (1985b); see Hershkovitz (1961b).