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FAMILY Balaenidae

Author:Gray, 1821.
Citation:Lond. Med. Repos., 15: 310.
Comments:Commonly included Caperea, which is here put in a separate family, Neobalaenidae, following Barnes and McLeod (1984).
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Offspring:

GENUS Balaena

SPECIES mysticetus

GENUS Eubalaena

SPECIES australis

SPECIES glacialis

SPECIES japonica

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