Bowhead Whale
MESHD050642
The species Balaena mysticetus, in the family Balaenidae, found in the colder waters of the Northern Hemisphere. The common name is derived from the extreme arching of the lower jaw.
Synonyms
- Bowhead Whales
- Greenland, Right Whale
- Right Whale Greenland
- Balaena mysticetus
- Right Whale, Greenland
- Greenland Right Whale
- Greenland Right Whales
- Right Whales, Greenland
- Whales, Greenland Right
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