Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena australis)

MammalverifiedLeast Concern

Eubalaena australis

(Desmoulins, 1822)

Southern Right Whale

Verified againstWoRMS

Taxonomy

Class

Mammalia

Order

Cetartiodactyla

Family

Balaenidae

Where to find it

common

Australia (Temperate South)Chile

occasional

South Africa (Cape)

rare

New Zealand (South Island)

Other species in Balaenidae

Black Right Whale (Eubalaena japonica)

Eubalaena japonica

Black Right Whale

Bowhead Whale (Balaena mysticetus)

Balaena mysticetus

Bowhead Whale

Biscayan Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis)

Eubalaena glacialis

Biscayan Right Whale

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