Species Eubalaena australis (Desmoulins, 1822) (Southern right whale)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Animalia
  • - phylum: Chordata
  • -- class: Mammalia
  • --- order: Cetacea
  • ---- family: Balaenidae
  • ----- species: Eubalaena australis
Characteristics:planktivore; length: 14-18m; overall dark colour with occasional white patches on underparts; lumpy white growths on head; broad tipped flippers; no grooves on the throat; no dorsal fin;
Countries:
ZA
South Africa
Links:
References:Stuart and Stuart 2007: 258
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