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There are about 86 species of whales, dolphins and porpoises in the Order Cetacea, which is further divided into two sub-orders, the Odontocetes, or toothed whales and the Mysticetes, or baleen whales. Cetaceans can differ greatly in their appearance, distribution, and behavior.
These 80 species fall into two groups: baleen and toothed. A type of baleen whale, humpback whales reach up to 50 feet long. Talia Romito and Sophie Webb/Courtesy of NOAA. Called mysticetesâa word derived from the Greek for âmustacheâ and âwhalesââbaleen whales are toothless.