Rorquals (/ˈrɔːrkwəlz/) are the largest group of baleen whales, comprising the familyBalaenopteridae, which contains nine extant species in two genera. They include the largest known animal that has ever lived, the blue whale, which can reach 180 tonnes (200 short tons), and the fin whale, which reaches 120 tonnes (130 short tons); even the smallest of the group, the northern minke whale, reaches 9 tonnes (10 short tons).

Rorquals[2] Temporal range: Miocene–Recent[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus