Family

Balaenidae

3 species · Animals

Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Cetacea › Balaenidae

North Atlantic Right Whale

Eubalaena glacialis (Müller, 1776)

Eubalaena glacialis, the North Atlantic right whale, is a large cetacean with distinct physical traits, currently having a short average lifespan due to commercial whaling.

Southern Right Whale

Eubalaena australis (Desmoulins, 1822)

Eubalaena australis, the southern right whale, is a large baleen whale native to the Southern Hemisphere.

Bowhead Whale

Balaena mysticetus Linnaeus, 1758

Balaena mysticetus (bowhead whale) is a large Arctic baleen whale with distinct physical traits and life history. This is a full description covering its description, range, habitat and reproduction.

Related Families

Delphinidae 32 species Balaenopteridae 8 species Phocoenidae 2 species Kogiidae 2 species Hyperoodontidae 2 species Pontoporiidae 1 species Physeteridae 1 species Monodontidae 1 species

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