Types of Baleen Whales

Balaenidae / b ə ˈ l iː n ɪ d iː / is a family of whales of the parvorder Mysticeti that contains two living genera. Historically, it is known as the right whale family, as it was thought to contain only species of right whales.

Eobalaenoptera harrisoni is an extinct species of baleen whale.The species was first described in June 2004 by researchers at the Virginia Museum of Natural History.

Baleen whales split from toothed whales (Odontoceti) around 34 million years ago. Baleen whales range in size from the 20 ft (6 m) and 6,600 lb (3,000 kg) pygmy right whale to the 112 ft (34 m) and 190 t (210 short tons) blue whale, which is also the largest creature on earth.

Rorquals / ˈ r ɔːr k w əl / (Balaenopteridae) are the largest group of baleen whales, a family with nine extant species in two genera.