Order Cetacea Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 723 743 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Balaenoptera borealis subsp. borealis Lesson 1828 Balaenoptera borealis subsp. borealis Lesson 1828 , Hist. Nat. Gen. Part. Mamm. Oiseaux, Vol. 1: 342 . Type Locality: Germany , Schleswig-Holstein , Lubeck Bay, near Gromitz (see Rudolphi, 1822). Vernacular Names: Northern Sei Whale . Synonyms: Balaenoptera borealis subsp. rostrata (Rudolphi 1822) .