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Eschrichtiidae

baleen whale family

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annotated classification

  • species of whales
    In cetacean: Annotated taxonomy

    Family Eschrichtiidae (gray whale)1 species. Formerly Rhachianectidae. Head less than one-quarter of total length; neck vertebrae not fused. Dorsal fin lacking. Flippers with 4 internal digits. Length to about 15 metres. Found along both coasts of the North Pacific Ocean. Exterminated in the Atlantic Ocean…

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