Species Detail - Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "SCANS II Survey Data (2005)".
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50km
Marine Map - 50km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).Species image
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Balaenoptera physalus
Fin Whale
Common Rorqual, Finback Whale
Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive || Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive >> Annex IV || Protected Species: Wildlife Acts
baphy
(Linnaeus, 1758)
marine mammal
Species
1
1
1
20/07/2005
20/07/2005
1 January (recorded in 1862)
31 December (recorded in 2001)
Sea Mammal Research Unit, University of St Andrews., SCANS II Survey Data (2005), National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus), accessed 22 February 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/243/Species/134654>