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Mysticeti
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The Mysticeti [1] are one of the two suborders of the Cetacea.[2] They are often called baleen whales, or 'whalebone whales' or 'great whales'.
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Suborder: | Mysticeti Cope, 1891 |
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Baleen whales have baleen plates made of keratin. The difference is connected with feeding. Baleen whales strain plankton out of the water, whereas the Odontoceti (toothed whales) eat larger prey.
The suborder contains four families and fourteen species.[3]