Balaenidae

== Translingual == === Etymology === Balaena +‎ -idae === Proper noun === Balaenidae A taxonomic family within the order Artiodactyla. ==== Hypernyms ==== (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia – infraclass; Artiodactyla – order; Cetacea – infraorder; Mysticeti – parvorder; Balaenoidea – superfamily ==== Hyponyms ==== (family): Balaena, Eubalaena (right whales) – extant genera ==== Coordinate terms ==== (family in Mysticeti): Balaenopteridae – families === References === Balaenidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Balaenidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Balaenidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Balaenidae at World Register of Marine Species Balaenidae in Mammal Species of the World[1] at Bucknell. Balaenidae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Balaenidae at National Center for Biotechnology Information “Balaenidae”, in Paleobiology Database, 2026