When harpooners discovered the right whale, the thought it was the "right whale" to hunt because of where it lived and the fact that they float when dead.
There are 3 species of right whales - the North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis), North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica) and the southern right whale (Eubalaena australis). All are...
The southern right whales were the right whales to kill because they were slower swimmers and had alot of blubber with could be sold for money. Hope this helps.