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Last submission date April 11, 2024
ID http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9749
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9749
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Preferred name

Delphinapterus leucas

Synonyms

beluga

Definitions

The beluga or white whale, *Delphinapterus leucas*, is an Arctic and sub-Arctic cetacean. It is one of two members of the family *Monodontidae*, along with the narwhal, and the only member of the genus *Delphinapterus*. This marine mammal is commonly referred to simply as the beluga or sea canary due to its high-pitched twitter. Using the term "white whale" to refer to belugas is, in the strictest sense, erroneous, as the term "whale" is usually applied to the *Mysticeti* (baleen whales) and not to toothed cetaceans which belong to the suborder *Odontoceti*, which also includes dolphins and porpoises. ]

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