Balaenidae Gray 1821

Balaenidae Gray 1821, London Med. Repos., 15: 310.

Genera: 2 genera with 4 species:

Genus Balaena Linnaeus 1758 (1 species)

Genus Eubalaena Gray 1864 (3 species)

Discussion: Commonly included Caperea, which is here put in a separate family, Neobalaenidae, following Barnes and McLeod (1984).