A drawing of the skeleton of Delphinapterus leucas.
Date
Source (July 1890). "The Cetacea". The American Naturalist 24: 599-616. The University of Chicago Press.
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The beluga whale or white whale (Delphinapterus leucas) is an Arctic and sub-Arctic cetacean of the family Monodontidae. This white whale is also known as the beluga, melonhead, or sea canary. |