The bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus), sometimes known as the Greenland right whale, Arctic whale, and polar whale, is a species of baleen whale belonging to the family Balaenidae and is the only living representative of the genus Balaena. It is the only baleen whale endemic to the Arctic and subarctic waters, and is named after its characteristic massive triangular skull, which it uses to break through Arctic ice.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Bowhead Whale being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Eubalaena glacialis
- Eubalaena australis
- Eschrichtius robustus
- Physeter macrocephalus
- Balaenoptera edeni
- Monodon monoceros
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Artiodactyla
- Family
- Balaenidae
- Genus
- Balaena
- Species
- Balaena mysticetus
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