Eschrichtius Gray, 1864 . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 14:350.

COMMENT: Rhachianectes Cope, 1869, is a junior synonym; see Van Deinse and Junge, 1937, Temminckia, 2: 161-188.

PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix II as Order Cetacea .

ISIS NUMBER: 5301411006001000000.