The bowhead whale is a species of baleen whale belonging to the family Balaenidae and the only living representative of the genus Balaena.

What is bowhead and Omura?

The bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) belongs to the Balaenidae family and is the only living representative of the Balaena genus. The Omura whale (Balaenoptera omurai) had been defined as a new species in 2003 and quickly thereafter as an ancient basal lineage to a clade of Bryde / ein whale.

What a bow head?

bow·head. (bō′hĕd′) A baleen whale (Balaena mysticetus) of Arctic seas, having a large head, an arched upper jaw, and no dorsal fin.