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Pygmy right whale
Order : Cetacea
Suborder : Mysticeti
Family : Neobalaenidae
Facts about the family Neobalaenidae, the pygmy right whale
Description: The Pygmy Right Whale is more streamlined than its other family members, the Right Whales and Bowhead Whale.
Recent studies combining genetics and morphology have concluded that Neobalaenidae is a valid taxon.
The Pygmy Right Whale is a [CITIES-listed Endangered Species]
The pygmy right whale is the sole member of the family Neobalaenidae, is much smaller than the other rights and has a dorsal fin, but has long baleen with fine bristles, much like the larger right whales.
Population and distribution The Pygmy Right Whale is perhaps the least studied of all cetaceans on account of its sparse population (as of 1998 fewer than 20 encounters in the open sea have been recorded worldwide - the whale prefers sheltered shallow bays). (Full text)
Physical description The Pygmy Right Whale is rarely encountered and consequently little studied. (Full text)
topPopulation and distribution The Pygmy Right Whale is perhaps the least studied of all cetaceans on account of its sparse population (as of 1998 fewer than 20 encounters in the open sea have been recorded worldwide - the whale prefers sheltered shallow bays). (Full text)
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION Although the pygmy right whale is classified with the other right whales (northern and southern right whales and the bowheads), the only feature that all these species have in common is the shape of the mouth. (Full text)
The Pygmy Right Whale is perhaps the least studied of all cetaceans on account of its sparse population (as of 1998 fewer than20 encounters in the open sea have been recorded worldwide - the whale prefers sheltered shallow bays). (Full text)
The baleen plates of the Pygmy right whale are stronger and more flexible than other baleen whale species. (Full text)
Population and distribution The Pygmy Right Whale is perhaps the least studied of all cetaceans on account of its spare population (as of 1998 fewer than 20 encounters in the open sea have been recorded worldwide - the whale prefers sheltered shallow bays). (Full text)
) Size The estimated size of a pygmy right whale is 5. (Full text)