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Topic: Balaenidae

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	Information on Specific Species of Baleen Whales (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Sub-Order Mysticeti (baleen whales) is split taxonomically into 4 families: Balaenopteridae, Balaenidae, Eschrichtiidae, and Neobalaenidae
		Balaenidae Right Whales, any of several whales characterized by a large head, baleen plates in the mouth, and absence of a dorsal fin.
		Neobalaenidae Pygmy Right Whales only, they are small with a gray body, lacking the striking fl and white markings common in members of the Balaenidae family.
	www.tursiops.org /delphius/whales_bl_sl.html (104 words)

	Southern Right Whale - Sharkshots.com - Spectacular Marine Animal Images by Photographer Mike Parry
		Other closely related species include the pygmy right whale and grey whale that are each in their own distinct family classification.
		Baleen is a fibrous curtain of material growing from the upper jaw and is used for filter feeding.
		The family balaenidae is also distinguishable from rorquals (minke, humpback, sei, fin and blue) by their lack of longitudinal throat grooves which on rorqual whales extend from immediately under the chin to well posterior to the line of pectorals.
	www.sharkshots.com /rightWhaleText.html (1165 words)

	Rednova NEWS \| Mitochondrial Phylogenetics and Evolution of Mysticete Whales (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		There are currently four recognized families of mysticetes: the right whales (Balaenidae; three to four species), the pygmy right whale (Neobalaenidae, one species), the gray whale (Eschrichtiidae, one species), and the rorquals and humpback whale (Balaenopteridae; seven to eight species).
		Although many conflicting arrangements of the families Balaenidae, Neobalaenidae, Eschrichtiidae, and Balaenopteridae have been proposed, there is general agreement that balaenids are the basal lineage of extant mysticetes.
		Analysis of a common cetacean DNA satellite confirmed the early divergence of the Balaenidae, but removed the morphologically anomalous Neobalaenidae from their long- held association with this group, suggesting instead a closer association with the Eschrichtiidae and Balaenopteridae (Arnason and Best, 1991; Arnason et al., 1992).
	www.rednova.com /modules/news/tools.php?tool=print&id=141483 (7339 words)

	Ch07 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Although it is in some ways intermediate between the Balaenopteridae and Balaenidae, the pygmy right whale is more closely related to the Balaenidae.
		This monotypic family is in some ways intermediate between the Balaenidae and the Balaenopteridae.
		The gray whale is stocky and has an arched jaw, but neither of these characters is as pronounced as in the right whales.
	www.fao.org /docrep/T0725E/t0725e07.htm (4606 words)

	WhaleTimes:Colossal Dictionary
		Balaenidae: The scientific family of whales known as right whales.
		The exact diet of a baleen whale depends on the kind of whale, however, they are all filter feeders that eat plankton and/or small fish.
		The three scientific families within the Mysticeti suborder: Balaenidae, Balaenopteridae, and Eschrichtiidae.
	www.whaletimes.org /whadict.htm (4355 words)

	Balaenidae (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Balaenidae family consists of two genera and three species, found in most waters of the temperate polar region.
		Right and bowhead whales are very large, reaching up to eighteen meters in length and over 100,000 kg weight.
		Their numbers were severly depleted by whaling, and remain low.
	www.cafebeat.org /princessj/balae.htm (212 words)

	North American Mammals - Search Results
		Search Results - Cetacea · Balaenidae · Balaena
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	www.mnh2.si.edu /education/mna/image_menu.cfm?genus=10 (41 words)

	Merriam-Webster Online
		balaenidae is one of more than 1,000,000 entries available at Merriam-WebsterUnabridged.com.
		For More Information on "balaenidae" go to Britannica.com
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	www.m-w.com /cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=Balaenidae (55 words)

	Cetacea -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Family (Right whales) Balaenidae: (Large arctic whalebone whale; allegedly the `right' whale to hunt because of its valuable whalebone and oil) Right whales and (Large-mouthed arctic whale) Bowhead Whale
		Genus (Type genus of the Balaenidae: Greenland whales) Balaena
		Genus (Click link for more info and facts about Eubalaena) Eubalaena
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/ce/cetacea.htm (3396 words)

	Right Whales
		Additional Information: The family Balaenidae, consisting of the Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis), the Bowhead Whale, or Greenland Right Whale (Balaena mysticetus), and the Pygmy Right Whale (Caperea marginata), which is sometimes split off into its own family, the Neobalaeni
		This page was last updated on September 12th, 2005
		Description of the Balaenidae and its two species from Walker's Mammals of the World by Ronald Nowak.
	www.canadiancontent.net /dir/Top/Science/Biology/Flora_and_Fauna/Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Cetacea/Baleen_Whales/Right_Whales (167 words)

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