Eschrichtius Gray 1864

Eschrichtius Gray 1864, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 14: 350.

Type Species: Balaenoptera robusta Lilljeborg 1861

Synonyms: Cyphonotus Rafinesque 1815; Cyphonotus Gray 1850; Rhachianectes Cope 1869 .

Species and subspecies: 1 species:

Species Eschrichtius robustus (Lilljeborg 1860)

Discussion: The type species of Agaphelus Cope, 1868 is Balaena gibbosa Erxleben, 1777, which is a composite species consisting mainly of junior synonyms of Megaptera novaeangliae . Agaphelus has been linked to Eschrichtius by the supposed inclusion of the "scrag whale of Dudley " in its synonymy. The "scrag whale of Dudley "is actually listed as " Species obscurae " just following the section on Agaphelus in Erxleben (p. 611).