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Marine Mammals Information Database ：Illustrated Guide of Marine Mammals
North Pacific right whale
Scientific Name : Eubalaena japonica / Japanese Name : semi-kujira
Details
| Order | Cetartiodactyla |
|---|---|
| Suborder | Mysticeti |
| Family | Balaenidae |
| Genus | Eubalaena |
| Species | japonica |
| Subspecies | - |
| Subtype | - |
| CITES Appendix | II | IUCN RedData Status | Endangered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baleen plates or tooth-Upper jaw | 200-270 | Baleen plates or tooth-Lower jaw | - |
| At birth | At weaning | Adult | Adult male | Adult female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body length | 5.18ft | - | 49.0-56.0ft | - | - |
| Body weight | - | - | 45-60t | - | - |
| Feature and Habit |
|---|
| They have many callosities over the lower jaw and the head The flipper is broad and round. Body color is mostly black, and some northern right whales have white spots at the jaw and the ventral side. The baleen plates (up to 2.8m) are dark colored, with fine fringe bristle, and 200 to 270 per side. They inhabit coastal waters. They make extensive migration. |
| Description |
| Stranding Record(s) in Japan |
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| Sex | - | Reproductive Condition | - |
|---|---|---|---|
| Body length | - | Locality | - |
| Museum No. | - | Other No. | - |
