Right whale (disambiguation) explained

Right whale may refer to:

Baleen whale taxa:

• the taxonomic family Balaenidae which consists of two genera Eubalaena and the Balaena (bowhead whale)
• the genus Eubalaena or any of the three species currently recognized in that genus:
  • North Atlantic right whale (E. glacialis)
  • North Pacific right whale (E. japonica)
  • Southern right whale (E. australis)
• Pygmy right whale (Caperea marginata) currently classified in its own family Neobalaenidae

Other:

• Right Whale Bay, South Georgia
• Right whale dolphin - two species of dolphins in the genus Lissodelphis
  • Northern right whale dolphin
  • Southern right whale dolphin