Balaena mysticetus - #1828
Bowhead Whale
Side view of skull and lower jaw. Formerly in order Cetacea.
Geographic Distribution
Northern hemisphere: arctic waters. Strays have occured in Japan, Gulf of St. Lawrence, and Massachusetts.
Order/Family
Balaenidae
Genus
Balaena
Specific Epithet
mysticetus
Image Location
USA, CA, Los Angeles Co., Natural History Museum
Image Date
September, 1998
Photographer
DG Huckaby