Delphinapterus leucas (Pallas, 1776)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
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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: Beluga in English; Beluga in language.; Beluga in English; Beluga in English; Beluga in English; Beluga Whale in English; Béluga in English; Hvidhval in Danish; Sea Canary in English; Weißwal in German; Weißwal, Beluga in German; White Whale in English; \ WeilRwal in English; beloega, witte walvis, witte dolfijn in Dutch; beluga whale in English; beluga whale in English; belukha in English; belukha in English; béluga in French; béluga in French; dauphin blanc in French; white whale in English; white whale in English; Beloega in Dutch; Beluga Whale in English; White Whale in English; buovja in Northern Sami; vitval in Swedish; witte dolfijn in Dutch; Ballena Blanca in Spanish; Beluga in English; Beluga in English; Belukha in Russian; Bélouga in French; Dauphin blanc in French; Delphinaptère blanc in French; Marsouin blanc in French; Morfil Gwyn in Welsh; Morfilod Gwyn in Welsh; Qaulluqtaq in Inuktitut; Qiļalugaq in Inupiaq; Sisuaq in Inupiaq; Weissfisch in German; Weisswal in German; White Whale in English; Witte dolfijn in Dutch; Witte walvis in Dutch; ak balina in Turkish; baleine blanche in French; balena bianca in Italian

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