Species Profile
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Finback whale (Balaenoptera physalus)

Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cetacea
Family: Balaenopteridae

Listing Status:   

Lead Region:  National Marine Fisheries Service (Region 11)
Date Listed: Jun 2, 1970

  • States/US Territories in which the Finback whale is known to occur:  Alabama , Alaska , California , Connecticut , Delaware , Florida , Georgia , Louisiana , Maine , Maryland , Massachusetts , Mississippi , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New York , North Carolina , Puerto Rico , Rhode Island , South Carolina , Texas , Virgin Islands , Virginia
  • USFWS Refuges in which the Finback whale is known to occur:  ALASKA MARITIME NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE , KODIAK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

» Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents (Showing 3 of 3 )
Date Citation Page Title
08/05/1998 63 FR 41802 41802 Draft Recovery Plan for Fin and Sei Whales
06/02/1970 35 FR 8491 8498 Part 17 - Conservation of Endangered Species and Other Fish or Wildlife (First List of Endangered Foreign Fish and Wildlife as Appendix A)
04/14/1970 35 FR 6069 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Endangered Species Conservation); 35 FR 6069

» Recovery

Recovery Plan Information Search
Other Recovery Documents (Showing 1 of 1 )
Date Citation Page Title Document Type
08/05/1998 63 FR 41802 41802 Draft Recovery Plan for Fin and Sei Whales
  • Notice Draft Recovery Plan Availability

    • » Critical Habitat

    No critical habitat rules have been published for the Finback whale.

    » Conservation Plans

    No conservation plans have been created for Finback whale

    » Petitions

    No petition findings have been published for the Finback whale.

    » Life History

    No Life History information has been entered into this system for this species.

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    Last updated: November 20, 2009