Southern Right Whale
Eubalaena australis
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,815
- Most observed in
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) is a large baleen whale and one of three species of right whale belonging to the genus Eubalaena. Found throughout the Southern Hemisphere, it inhabits oceans between the latitudes of 20° and 60° south. Like its northern relatives, the southern right whale is noted by its broad back without a dorsal fin, a long, arching mouth, and white growths on its head known as callosities.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Southern right whale”.