Eubalaena glacialis (Müller 1776)

[Balaena] glacialis Müller 1776, Zool. Danicae Prodr.: 7.

Type Locality: None given, listed as Norway, Finnmark, Nord Kapp (vicinity of North Cape) by Eschricht and Reinhardt (1861).

Vernacular Names: North Atlantic Right Whale.

Synonyms: Eubalaena biscayensis (Eschricht 1860); Eubalaena nordcaper (Lacépède 1804) .

Distribution: North Atlantic: temperate to tropical waters.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA and IUCN – Endangered.

Discussion: Reviewed by Cummings (1985 b); see Hershkovitz (1961 b).