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... > Eukaryota > Animals > Chordata > Vertebrates > Mammals > Eutheria > Cetacea > Whales > Beluga Whale

Preferred term

Beluga Whale  

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Entry terms

  • Delphinapterus leucas
  • Whales, White
  • Whale, White
  • White Whale
  • White Whales

Scope note

  • The species Delphinapterus leucas, in the family Monodontidae, found primarily in the Arctic Ocean and adjoining seas. They are small WHALES lacking a dorsal fin.

History note

  • 2006; use WHALES 1998-2005

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D050643

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