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Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Delphinapterus leucas (Pallas 1776)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Delphinapterus leucas (Pallas 1776)
Delphinapterus leucas (Pallas 1776)
Delphinapterus leucas
Delphinapterus leucas (Pallas 1776)
Recognized by NMNH Collection
Delphinapterus leucas (Pallas)
Recognized by NMNH type specimens
Delphinapterus leucas marisalbi
Subspecies recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Alternative Names

Beluga catodon Gray 1846
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Delphinapterus beluga Lacépède 1804
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Delphinapterus catodon (Gray 1846)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Delphinapterus leucas marisalbi Ostroumov 1935
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Beluga catodon Gray 1846
Delphinapterus leucas leucas
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Delphinapterus beluga Lacépède 1804
Delphinapterus catodon (Gray 1846)
Delphinapterus leucas freimani Tomilin 1962
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Delphinapterus leucas marisalbi Ostroumov 1935
Balaena albicans
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Beluga angustata
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Beluga borealis
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Beluga catodon
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Beluga catodon Gray 1846
Beluga catodon Gray 1846
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Beluga catodon Gray 1846
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Beluga concreta
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Beluga declivis
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Beluga glacialis
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Beluga kingii
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Beluga rhinodon
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Beluga vermontana
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Catodon albicans
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Catodon canadensis
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Cetus albicans
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Delphinapterus beluga
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Delphinapterus beluga Lacépède 1804
Delphinapterus beluga Lacépède 1804
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Delphinapterus beluga Lacépède 1804
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Delphinapterus catodon (Gray 1846)
Delphinapterus catodon (Gray 1846)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Delphinapterus catodon (Gray 1846)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Delphinapterus concreta
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Delphinapterus dorofeevi
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Delphinapterus freimani
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Delphinapterus kingi
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Delphinapterus leucas marisalbi Ostroumov 1935
Delphinapterus leucas marisalbi Ostroumov 1935
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Delphinapterus leucas marisalbi Ostroumov 1935
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Delphinapterus marisalbi
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Delphinapterus vermontana
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Delphinapterus vermontanus
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Delphinus albians
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Delphinus canadensis
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Delphinus kingii
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Delphinus leucas
Recombined according to Paleobiology Database
Delphinus leucaster
Recombined according to Paleobiology Database
Delphinus vermontana
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Delphinus vermontanus
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Inia canadensis
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database

Common Names

English

Beluga whale preferred
Recognized by Arkive and Wikidata Common Names
White Whale
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
White whale
sea canary
whale porpoise
white fish
white whale

Afrikaans

Witdolfyn preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Albanian

Beluga preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

حوت أبيض preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Asturian

beluga preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

Ağ balina preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Basque

Beluga preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Belarusian

бялуха preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Breton

Belouga preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

белуга preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Burmese

ဘလူးဂါ ဝေလငါး preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

beluga preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

白鲸 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Cree

ᐧᐋᐸᒣᒄ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Beluga preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

běluha severní preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Hvidhval preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
hvidfisk
hvidhval

Dutch; Flemish

beloega, witte walvis, witte dolfijn preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Esperanto

Beluĥo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

valgevaal preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Beluga preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names

French

Beluga
Recognized by CITES
Bélouga preferred
Dauphin blanc
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
Delphinaptère blanc
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
Marsouin blanc
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
baleine blanche preferred
bélouga
delphinaptère blanc
marsouin blanc
moine de mer

Galician

Beluga preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Georgian

თეთრი ვეშაპი preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Beluga preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Μπελούγκα preferred

Hebrew

לבנתן preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

beluga preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Icelandic

Mjaldur preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
huitingar

Indonesian

Paus Beluga preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Inuktitut

qilalgaq preferred

Inupiaq

Sisuaq preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
sisuaq (Northern Alaska)
situaq (Bering Strait)

Irish

míol mór bán preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

balena bianca preferred

Japanese

シロイルカ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020 and Wikidata Common Names
shiro iruka

Kalaallisut; Greenlandic

Qilalugaq qaqortaq preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
kulelulak
qaqortoq

Kazakh

Aq delʹfïn preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Ақ дельфин preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
اق دەلفىين preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

흰고래 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
hin-gorae

Latvian

baltvalis preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lingua Franca Nova

Beluga preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Baltasis delfinas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
baltasis delfinas

Livvi

Maidovalas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Macedonian

белуга preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malayalam

ബെലൂഗ തിമിംഗലം preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Tééh hóyáaniitsoh preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Northern Sami

Vilgesguolli preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

Kvitkval preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
hvithval preferred
hvidfisk preferred
hvitfisk
kvitkval

Occitan (post 1500)

Beluga preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

نهنگ سفید preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

białucha arktyczna preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
białucha

Portuguese

baleia-branca preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan

Balena-albă preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Beluga
Recognized by CITES
белуха preferred
morkskaia belukha

Sakha

Бөлүүгэ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Serbian

белуга preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Shambala

Beluga preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

Bieluha žltobiela preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Ballena blanca
Recognized by CITES
Beluga preferred
Ballena Blanca preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
ballena blanca

Swedish

beluga
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
vitval
Vitval preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
hrafu-reydur
hvitagtik delphin
hvitfisk

Tamil

பலூகா preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Thai

วาฬขาว preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
วาฬเบลูกา

Tibetan

ཆུ་སྲིན་དཀར་པོ། preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Turkish

Beyaz balina preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
ak balina
beluga balinası
beyaz balina

Ukrainian

білуха preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Білуха
білуга

Unspecified

hwīt hwæl preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Urdu

بیلوگا وھیل preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Uzbek

Beluxa preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Cá voi trắng preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Welsh

Morfil Gwyn preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
morfil gwyn

Wu

白鲸 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ale

bechurinka preferred

Arz

حوت ابيض preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Auq

pechuga preferred

Ces

běluha mořská preferred

Ckb

نه‌ھه‌نگى سپى preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ckt

puuliak preferred

De Ch

Weisswal preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Eve

zatcha preferred

Kca

vising-totleng preferred
visingkh-potlaengkh

Kpy

gik preferred

Nan

Pe̍h-sek Hái-ang preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pnb

چٹی وہیل preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sr Ec

Белуга preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sr El

Beluga preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ypk

cetuaq preferred
keelaluga

Yrk

fiborska preferred

Yue

白鯨 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

白鲸 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

白鲸 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

白鯨 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hk

白鯨 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

白鯨 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Delphinapterus leucas (Pallas 1776)