Eubalaena

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Eubalaena
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Cetacea Suborder: Mysticeti Family: Balaenidae Genus: Eubalaena Gray, 1864
Species
E. glacialis E. japonica E. australis

Eubalaena is a genus of cetacean that includes three species of Right whale, which resides in the Balaenidae family, along with one other monotypic genus, Balaena.

[edit] Taxonomy

• Genus Eubalaena
  • Atlantic Northern Right Whale, Eubalaena glacialis
  • Pacific Northern Right Whale, Eubalaena japonica
  • Southern Right Whale, Eubalaena australis