Balaena mysticetoides (Emmons, 1858) Dataset GBIF Backbone Taxonomy Rank SPECIES Classification kingdom Animalia phylum Chordata class Mammalia order Cetacea family Balaenopteridae genus Megaptera species Balaena mysticetoides Name Synonyms Cetotherium mysticetoides (Emmons, 1858) Megaptera mysticetoides (Emmons, 1858) Homonyms Balaena mysticetoides (Emmons, 1858)