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Suborder Mysticeti, Family Neobalaenidae

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1 Suborder Mysticeti, Family Neobalaenidae
Member Pygmy right whale Distinctive Features Smaller and sleeker than right whales Falcate (sickle-shaped) dorsal fin

2 Suborder Mysticeti, Family Eschrichtiidae
Member Gray whale Distinctive Features Primarily a bottom feeder Tongue is used as a piston to suck food items into its mouth

3 Suborder Odontoceti

4 Suborder Odontoceti, Family Physeteridae
Member Sperm whale

5 Head is proportionally larger than that of any other odontocete
Distinctive Features Largest odontocete Males – 50 feet long Females – 36 feet long Champion diver Head is proportionally larger than that of any other odontocete

6 Suborder Odontoceti, Family Monodontidae
Members Narwhal Beluga whale Distinctive Feature No dorsal fin

7 Can be almost 10 feet in length
Male narwhal Tusk Left canine Spirals Can be almost 10 feet in length

8 Beluga whales – “Sea canaries”

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