Delphinapterus leucas (Pallas, 1776)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
SPECIES: Published in
Reise Prov. Russ. Reichs vol.3 1 p.85 [footnote]

Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Chordata: class
Mammalia: order
Cetacea: family
Monodontidae: genus
Delphinapterus: species
Delphinapterus leucas

Name

Synonyms: Balaena albicans Muller, 1776; Beluga angustata Cope, 1866; Beluga borealis Lesson, 1828; Beluga canadensis J.A.Allen, 1869; Beluga catodon Gray, 1846; Beluga concreta Cope, 1865; Beluga declivis Cope, 1865; Beluga glacialis Lesson, 1828; Beluga kingii Gray, 1846; Beluga rhinodon Cope, 1865; Beluga vermontana (Thompson, 1850); Catodon albicans Lacépède, 1804; Catodon canadensis Lesson, 1828; Catodon candicans Lesson, 1828; Catodon sibbaldi Fleming, 1828; Cephalorhynchus hectori albus Kerr, 1792; Cetus albicans Brisson, 1762; Delphinapterus beluga Lacépède, 1804; Delphinapterus catodon (Gray, 1846); Delphinapterus concreta Cope, 1865
Homonyms: Delphinapterus leucas (Pallas, 1776)
Common names: Aq delʹfïn in Kazakh; Ağ balina in Azerbaijani; Bale txuri in Basque; Balea zuri in Basque; Balea zuria in Basque; Balena blanca in Catalan–Valencian; Balena-albă in Romanian; Ballena beluga in Spanish; Beloega-walvis in Afrikaans; Belouga in Breton; Beluga in English; Beluga in language.; Beluga in English; Beluga in English; Beluga in English; Beluga in English; Beluga in English; Beluga in English; Beluga in English; Beluga Whale in English; Beluga Whale in English; Beluga Whale in English; Beluga Whale in English; Beluga Whale in English; Belugahval in Danish; Belugawal in German; Belugo in Esperanto; Belukha in English; Belukha in English; Beluxa in Uzbek; Beyaz balina aydın in Turkish; Białucha arktyczna in Polish; Bieluha žltobiela in Slovak; Bijeli kit in Croatian; Blanka baleno in Esperanto; Blanka delfeno in Esperanto; Bélouga in French; Béluga in English; Béluga in English; Béluga in French; Canari marin in French; Cá voi trắng in Vietnamese; Delfinul alb in Romanian; Deniz kanaryası in Turkish; Hvidhval in Danish; Hvítfiskur in Icelandic; Hvíthvalur in Icelandic; Hvítingur in Icelandic; Maidovalas in language.; Maitovalas in Finnish

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