| Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 | Accepted name (WoRMs) |
| Status | senior synonym, original combination |
| ICZN valid name | Yes |
| Status ref. | Santos, M.B., G.J. Pierce, P.R. Boyle, R.J. Reid, H.M. Ross, I.A.P. Patterson, C.C. Kinze, S. Tougaard, R. Lick, U. Piatkowski and V. Hernández-Garcia, 1999 |
| Comment | This name is still in use (Ref. 1394). Valid name in Ref. 1522. |
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