Balaenidae

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:family
gptkbp:baleen present
gptkbp:calfLengthAtBirth 4-6 meters
up to 1 ton
gptkbp:class gptkb:Mammalia
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:right_whales
gptkbp:conservationStatus varies by species
gptkbp:containsGenus gptkb:Eubalaena
gptkb:Balaena
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:John_Edward_Gray
gptkbp:describedYear 1821
gptkbp:diet gptkb:algae
copepods
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature lack of dorsal fin
arched upper jaw
long baleen plates
gptkbp:distribution worldwide
gptkbp:fossilRange Late Oligocene – Recent
gptkbp:gestationPeriod about 1 year
gptkbp:habitat oceans
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Balaenidae
gptkbp:IUCNStatus endangered (some species)
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:lifespan up to 200 years (bowhead whale)
gptkbp:marineMammal yes
gptkbp:migratory yes
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:North_Atlantic_right_whale
gptkb:North_Pacific_right_whale
gptkb:Southern_right_whale
bowhead whale
gptkbp:order gptkb:Cetacea
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Mysticeti
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:reproduction viviparous
gptkbp:respiration blowhole
gptkbp:shape robust
gptkbp:sisterGroup gptkb:Neobalaenidae
gptkbp:size up to 18 meters
gptkbp:skin black or dark gray
gptkbp:subfamily gptkb:Mysticeti
gptkbp:tailLength broad flukes
gptkbp:teeth absent
gptkbp:threats entanglement in fishing gear
ship strikes
whaling
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Balaena_mysticetus
gptkbp:warmBlooded yes
gptkbp:weight up to 100 tons
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:North_Atlantic_right_whale
gptkb:Balaenopteridae
gptkb:Mysticeti
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5