Right whale (disambiguation)

Right whale (disambiguation)

Right whale may refer to:

Baleen whale taxa:
* the taxonomic family Balaenidae which consists of two genera "Eubalaena" and the "Balaena" (Bowhead whale)
* the genus "Eubalaena" or any of the three species currently recognized in that genus: * North Atlantic Right Whale ("E. glacialis") * North Pacific Right Whale ("E. japonica") * Southern Right Whale ("E. australis")

*Pygmy Right Whale ("Caperea marginata") currently classified in its own family Neobalaenidae.

Other:
*Right Whale Bay, South Georgia
*Right whale dolphin - two species of dolphin in the genus "Lissodelphis"
**Northern Right Whale Dolphin
**Southern Right Whale Dolphin


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