Balaenoptera physalus shine sunan kimiyya na fin whale, wanda shine babban dabbar ruwa na dangin Balaenopteridae. Kalmar "Balaenoptera" ta fito ne daga kalmomin Helenanci "balaena" ma'ana "whale" da "pteron" ma'ana "fin", yayin da "physalus" ya samo asali daga kalmar Helenanci "physa" ma'ana "mafitsara" da "alus" ma'ana "tsagi". ".
