灰鯨科(學名:Eschrichtiidae)是鬚鯨小目下的一科,僅包含灰鯨(Eschrichtius robustus)一個現存物種,此外還包括三個化石屬,即分別生存於意大利中新世和上新世的始灰鯨屬(Archaeschrichtius)及擬灰鯨屬(Eschrichtioides)[1],還有生存於上新世北卡羅來納的格雷斯鯨屬(Gricetoides)。[2] 本科及其模式屬的學名是為了紀念丹麥動物學家丹尼爾·埃施里赫特(丹麥文:Daniel Frederik Eschricht)。[3]
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18世紀,一些學者[4] 將灰鯨描述為露脊鯨屬的一種,學名為 Balaena gibbosa,本種被描述為"背脊上擁有六個突起的鯨",這顯然是基於 1725 年達德利[5]的筆記:[6]
這種「瘦鯨」是脊鰭鯨的近親,但背上無鰭,其崎嶇的背脊共有六個突起,是一種能提供近乎豐富油脂的鯨種,其骨白色,但不分裂。[7]
Lilljeborg 1861 基於發現於的波羅的海的半化石樣本,第一次將灰鯨描述為一個獨立物種,這個樣本顯然是來自於一個已滅絕的北大西洋種群。然而,Lilljeborg 將它歸類於鬚鯨屬,學名為 Balaenoptera robusta[8]。直到 1864 年約翰·愛德華·格雷發現其肋骨和肩胛骨樣本不同於任何已知的鬚鯨,因此建立了一個新屬, 即灰鯨屬(Eschrichtius)[9]。
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