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    The four species of the Balaenidae are found in temperate and polar waters; Eubalaena glacialis (North Atlantic right whale), Eubalaena japonica (North Pacific right whale), Eubalaena australis (southern right whale), and Balaena mysticetus (bowhead whale).
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    Balaenids are large whales, with an average adult length of 15 to 17 metres (45–50 feet), and weighing 50-80 tonnes. Their principle distinguishing feature is their narrow, arched, upper jaw, which gives the animals a deeply curved jawline. This shape allows for especially long baleen plates.
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    Monophyly of Balaenidae is supported, and three major clades are recognized: (1) extinct genus Balaenula, (2) extant and extinct species of the genus Eubalaena, and (3) extant and extinct species of the genus Balaena plus the extinct taxon, Balaenella.
    Extant and fossil species of Balaena form a monophyletic group that is sister group to the Dutch Pliocene Balaenella, although phylogenetic relationships within Balaena remain unresolved. Abstract Balaenidae (right whales) are large, critically endangered baleen whales represented by four living species.
  5. Baleen whale - Wikipedia

    WebBaleen whales are cetaceans classified under the parvorder Mysticeti, and consist of four extant families: Balaenidae (right whales), Balaenopteridae (rorquals), Eschrichtiidae and Cetotheriidae (pygmy right whale).

  6. Right whale | Size, Diet, & Habitat | Britannica

    WebJul 20, 1998 · right whale, (family Balaenidae), any of four species of stout-bodied whales having an enormous head measuring one-quarter to one-third their total body length. From the 17th to 19th century, these whales …

  7. right whale
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    1. a baleen whale with a large head and a deeply curved jaw, of Arctic and temperate waters.
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    WebRight whales are three species of large baleen whales of the genus Eubalaena: the North Atlantic right whale ( E. glacialis ), the North Pacific right whale ( E. japonica) and the Southern right whale ( E. australis ). …

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  10. The systematics of right whales (Mysticeti: Balaenidae)

  11. Blue whale | Facts, Habitat, & Pictures | Britannica

    Web3 days ago · Blue whale, a species of baleen whale, a cetacean, that is the most massive animal ever to have lived. Weighing approximately 150 tons, it may attain a length of more than 30 meters (98 feet). Blue whales are …