Right whale
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| phylum | Chordata | Right 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). They have rotund bodies with arching rostrums, V-shaped blowholes and dark gray or black skin. The most distinguishing feature of a right whale is the rough patches of skin on its head which appear white due to parasitism by whale lice. Right whales can grow up to 18 m long and weigh up to 91 t
Right whales swim slowly, reaching only 5 km at top speed. However, they are highly acrobatic and frequently breach (jump clear of the sea surface), tail-slap and lobtail. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Baleen whales |
| class | Mammalia | |
| infraclass | Eutheria | |
| order | Cetacea | |
| suborder | Mysticeti | |
| family | Balaenidae | |
| genus | Eubalaena |
