The Northern fin whale, "B. p. physalus" (Linnaeus 1758) inhabits the North Atlantic and the Southern fin whale, "B. p. quoyi" (Fischer 1829) occupies the Southern Ocean.
"Balaenoptera physalus physalus" (Linnaeus 1758), североатлантический финвал, и "Balaenoptera physalus quoyi" (Fischer 1829), антарктический финвал.