Eubalaena japonica (North Pacific right whale)
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| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Cetartiodactyla (Cetaceans) |
| Family | Balaenidae |
| Genus | Eubalaena |
| Species | Eubalaena japonica |
| Common | North Pacific right whale |
| Diet | Filter feeder, krill, fish |
| Habitat | North Pacific, migrate seasonally. Endangered; the �right� whale for hunters. Family includes southern and Atlantic right whales, and arctic bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus). |
| Description | Cetacean subgroup Mysticeti. Large head, distinctive curved jaw, no throat grooves, thick body, black. To 18 m, 90 tons. Large curved jaw more pronounced in bowhead whales. |
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| Notes | Link to more species information: |