The species Balaena mysticetus, in the family Balaenidae, found in the colder waters of the Northern Hemisphere. The common name is derived from the extreme arching of the lower jaw.

Synonyms: Balaena mysticetus, Whales, Greenland Right, Right Whale, Greenland, Right Whale Greenland, Greenland, Right Whale, txid27602, Greenland Right Whale, Greenland Right Whales, Bowhead Whale, Bowhead Whales, Right Whales, Greenland