1903 23 Jan. 150/1 The species is called ‘Sejhval’ (pollack whale) by the Norwegian whalers.
1946 in (1949) 43 Suppl. 185 ‘Sei whale’ means any whale known by the name of Balaenoptera borealis, sei whale, Rudolphi's rorqual, pollack whale, or coalfish whale.