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iBalaena
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Cetacea Suborder: Mysticeti Family: Balaenidae Genus: Balaena Linnaeus, 1758
Species
B. mysticetus

Balaena is a monotypic genus of cetacean residing in the Balaenidae family. This family is also known as the Right Whales, which can cause confusion as there is also a species of whale called the Right Whale. The only species is the Bowhead whale.

[edit] Taxonomy

• Genus Balaena
  • Bowhead Whale, Balaena mysticetus