Balaenidae
- Balaena
- Eubalaena
- Archaeobalaena
- Balaenella
- Balaenula
- Charadrobalaena
- Megabalaena
- Morenocetus
- Bowhead whale Balaena mysticetus
A whale with a large head and a white chin, living in icy northern seas.
- North Atlantic right whale Eubalaena glacialis
A stocky black whale without a dorsal fin, found mainly in North Atlantic coastal waters.
- North Pacific Right Whale Eubalaena japonica
The North Pacific right whale is a baleen whale of the North Pacific, with most contemporary sightings in the Sea of Okhotsk and Bering Sea.
- Southern Right Whale Eubalaena australis
The southern right whale migrates through Southern Hemisphere waters. Its large, callosity-covered head and stocky body without a dorsal fin are distinctive.
