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Balaenidae (bowhead whales)

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Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Scientific Name Balaenidae
Taxonomic Rank Family
Original Description Gray, 1821
Scientific Synonyms (since 1950)
Common Name
bowhead whales
All Common Names English: right whales, bowhead whales
Taxonomic Parents Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Chordata
    Subphylum: Vertebrata
      Class: Mammalia
        Subclass: Theria
          Infraclass: Eutheria
            Order: Cetacea
              Suborder: Mysticeti
Taxonomic Children Genus: Balaena
Genus: Eubalaena
Taxonomic # 180531
Taxonomic data is courtesy of the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Map of OBIS-SEAMAP Data Points

Existing observations across multiple datasets within OBIS-SEAMAP are indicated with red points.
Species distributions (pink background polygon if present) were digitized by Kristin Kaschner as part of the Sea Around Us Project predominantly from Jefferson et al (1993).

Reference
Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood, and M.A. Webber. 1993. FAO species identification guide. Marine mammals of the world. Rome, FAO. 1993.320. p. 587 figs.

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