Mammalia - Cetacea - Balaenidae

Belongs to Balaena according to Chamisso 1868

Sister taxa: Balaena affinis, Balaena arcuata, Balaena dubusi, Balaena forsythmajori, Balaena larteti, Balaena macrocephalus, Balaena montolionis, Balaena mysticetus, Balaena pampaea, Balaena ricei, Balaena simpsoni, Balaena vulgaris

Ecology: aquatic suspension feeder