| Species name | Common name | Distribution | Max. Length (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède, 1804 |
Northern minke whale | Circumglobal | 1070 |
| Balaenoptera bonaerensis Burmeister, 1867 |
Antarctic minke whale | Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Antarctic | 840 |
| Balaenoptera borealis Lesson, 1828 |
Sei whale | Circumglobal | 1800 |
| Balaenoptera brydei Olsen, 1913 |
Bryde's whale | Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean, and the Mediterranean | 1460 |
| Balaenoptera edeni Anderson, 1879 |
Eden's whale | Atlantic Ocean and Indo-Pacific | 1550 |
| Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Blue whale | North Atlantic and North Pacific | 3300 |
| Balaenoptera omurai Wada, Oishi, & Yamada, 2003 |
Indo-West Pacific | ||
| Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Fin whale | Circumglobal except the Arctic | 2700 |
| Balaenoptera ricei Rosel, Wilcox, Yamada & Mullin, 2021 |
Rice’s whale | Western Central Atlantic |