Many people know organisms only by the common names, or "vernacular" names. Unlike scientific names, common names are almost always different for speakers of different languages. They may also vary regionally within a language. This tab shows all the common names provided to EOL for this organism from a variety of providers, including EOL curators. Currently we can only set one preferred common name per language on a given EOL page, but all the names should be searchable.
Common names listed by language
marks the preferred name for each language.
English
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bagwhale | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| Bay Whale | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| Beaked Rorqual | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| Common Minke Whale | Animal Diversity Web Descriptions, IUCN Red List, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS), NatureServe resource, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| Davidson's Whale | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| Dwarf Minke Whale | IUCN Red List, Undersea Production test 2, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| Dwarf Minke Whale (in Southern Hemisphere) | uBio | Unknown |
| Least Rorqual | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| Lesser Finback | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| Lesser Piked Whale | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| Lesser Rorqual | IUCN Red List, NCBI Taxonomy, uBio | Trusted |
| Little Finner | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| Little Piked Whale | IUCN Red List, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| Minke Whale | Conabio, IUCN Red List, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS), MarLIN resource, NCBI Taxonomy, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, Undersea Production test 2, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| Minkie's Whale | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| Northern Hemisphere Minke Whale | Monthly ARKive text import , uBio | Trusted |
| Northern Minke Whale | Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS), Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| Piked Whale | uBio | Unknown |
| Pikehead Whale | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| Pikeheaded Whale | uBio | Unknown |
| Pikewhale | uBio | Unknown |
| Rorqual Aliblanco | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| Sharp Headed Finner Whale | uBio | Unknown |
| Sharp-headed Finner Whale | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| Sprat Whale | uBio | Unknown |
| Summer Whale | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
Afrikaans
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| minke-walvis | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
Catalan
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| rorqual d'aleta blanca | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
Chinese
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 小鰛鲸 | Taxonomic Hierarchy of COL-China 2012 | Trusted |
Chinese (Simplified)
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 小鰛鲸 | Mammalia | Trusted |
Czech
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| mink | uBio | Unknown |
| Minke | uBio | Unknown |
| plejtvák malý | uBio | Unknown |
| plejtvák ostronosý | uBio | Unknown |
| Plejtvák stikovity | uBio | Unknown |
| plejtvák stikovitý | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| štikohlavý | uBio | Unknown |
| štikovitý | uBio | Unknown |
Danish
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| lille Rorhval | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| sildepisker | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| Sildeskiper | uBio | Unknown |
| Vågehval | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
Dutch
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dvergvinvis | uBio | Unknown |
| Dvergvinvisch | uBio | Unknown |
| dwergfinvisch | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| Dwergvinvis | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
French
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| baleine d'été | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| Baleine d’ete | uBio | Unknown |
| Baleine á bec | uBio | Unknown |
| Baleinoptère à museau pointu | IUCN Red List, uBio | Trusted |
| balenoptere a bec aigu | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| petit rorqual | IUCN Red List, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS), Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| rorqual mineur | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| Rorqual à museau pointu | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| Rorqual à rostre | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
German
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Spitzkopf-Finnfisch | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| Zwergwal | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
Greek
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ρυγχοφάλαινα | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
Hebrew
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| לויתן גוץ | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
Icelandic
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| hrafureydur | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| Hrefna | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
Italian
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Balena minore | uBio | Unknown |
| Balenottera minore | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| Balenottera rostrata | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
Japanese
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cupocaru | uBio | Unknown |
| Koiwashi kujira | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| kupokaru | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| Minku | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
Kalaallisut
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Chikagulik | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
Korean
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| mingkeu-gorae | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
Lithuanian
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| mažasis ruožuotis | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
Malagasy
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| trozona maran-doha | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
Norwegian
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Minkehval | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| Minkies hval | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| Rebbehval | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| vaage-Qval | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| Vaagehval | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| Vaaghval | uBio | Unknown |
| Vagehval | uBio | Unknown |
| Vågehval | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
Norwegian Bokmål
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Vågehval | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
Norwegian Nynorsk
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| vågekval | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
Polish
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Płetwal karłowaty | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
Portuguese
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Baleia anã | uBio | Unknown |
| baleia minke | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
Russian
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Karlikovyi polosatik | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| malyi polosatika | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| Malyi Polosatika kit | uBio | Unknown |
| Minke | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| Ostrogolovyi polosatik | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| Ostromordyi polosatik | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| Zalivov | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| или остроголовый полосатик | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| малый полосатик | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
Slovenian
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ščukasti kit | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
Spanish
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ballena emana | uBio | Unknown |
| Ballena enana | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| Ballena menor | Conabio, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS), Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| Ballena minke | Conabio, IUCN Red List, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| Ballenato | uBio | Unknown |
| Rorcual aliblanco | Conabio, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| rorcual de Minke | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| rorcual enano | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| Rorcual menor | IUCN Red List, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| rorcual minke | Conabio | Trusted |
| rorcual picudo | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| rorqual de aleta blanca | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| rorqual pequeño | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
Swedish
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Spetsnäbbad finnfisk | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| Vikarehval | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| Vikval | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| Vinkhval | uBio | Unknown |
| vinkval | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
Thai
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| plawan klaebkhribkhaodam | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
Turkish
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| bayağı minke balinası | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
Ukrainian
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Смугач малий | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
Welsh
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| morfil pigfain | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
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