Where does the fin whale live?
Balaenoptera physalus has 291,849 records in 79 countries and territories, from 1531 to 2026. Most records come from United States.
- 291,849 records
- 79 places
- 150 years recorded
- Mammalia class
AnimaliaChordataMammaliaCetaceaBalaenopteridaeBalaenoptera
When it is recorded
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Peak month: December. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 201,060 | |
| Canada | 22,032 | |
| Iceland | 10,570 | |
| France | 9,115 | |
| Norway | 8,593 | |
| Portugal | 8,545 | |
| Spain | 6,714 | |
| Antarctica | 5,759 | |
| United Kingdom | 3,690 | |
| Faroe Islands | 3,624 | |
| South Georgia | 2,673 | |
| Mexico | 1,855 | |
| Greenland | 1,227 | |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 1,127 | |
| Italy | 1,021 | |
| Chile | 717 | |
| Ireland | 253 | |
| Netherlands | 229 | |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 222 | |
| Cabo Verde | 188 | |
| Australia | 84 | |
| French Southern Territories | 61 | |
| Argentina | 59 | |
| South Africa | 57 | |
| Morocco | 55 | |
| Russia | 55 | |
| Western Sahara | 46 | |
| Belgium | 41 | |
| Germany | 34 | |
| Denmark | 32 | |
| Falkland Islands | 27 | |
| Greece | 27 | |
| New Zealand | 24 | |
| French Guiana | 23 | |
| Brazil | 22 | |
| Guernsey | 19 | |
| Peru | 18 | |
| Saint Helena | 18 | |
| Japan | 17 | |
| Namibia | 15 |
Showing the top 40 of 79 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Balaenopteridae.
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.