Monodon monoceros

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Delphinoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Grandordo: Ferungulata Mirordo: Euungulata Ordo: Artiodactyla Cladus: Artiofabula Cladus: Cetruminantia Cladus: Cetancodontamorpha Subordo: Whippomorpha Cladus: Cetaceamorpha Infraordo: Cetacea Cladus: Neoceti Parvordo: Odontoceti Cladus: Delphinida Superfamilia: Delphinoidea

Familia: Monodontidae
Genus: Monodon
Species: Monodon monoceros

Name

Monodon monoceros Linnaeus, 1758: 75

Type locality: "Habitat in Oceano Septentrionali Americae, Europae." (= northern seas of Europe and America)

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page.

Vernacular names

Ænglisc: Nēohwæl
aragonés: Narval
العربية: الحوت المرقط
azərbaycanca: Narval
беларуская (тарашкевіца): Нарвал
беларуская: Нарвал
български: Нарвал
brezhoneg: Narwal
català: Narval
čeština: Narval
dansk: Narhval
Deutsch: Narwal
English: Narwhal
Esperanto: Narvalo
español: Narval
euskara: Narbal
فارسی: ناروال
suomi: Sarvivalas
français: Narval
Gaeilge: Narbhal
Gàidhlig: Muc-mhara adharcach
עברית: חדשן
hrvatski: Narval
magyar: Narvál
interlingua: Narval
Ido: Narvalo
íslenska: Náhvalur
italiano: Narvàlo
日本語: イッカク
ქართული: მარტოკბილა
kalaallisut: Qilalugaq qernertaq
한국어: 외뿔고래
lietuvių: Narvalas
македонски: Нарвал
Nederlands: Narwal
norsk nynorsk: Narkval
norsk: Narhval
Diné bizaad: Tééh hóyáanii bichį́į́htsahí
polski: Narwal
پنجابی: ناروال
português: Narval
română: Narval
русский: Нарвал
slovenščina: Enorog
српски / srpski: Нарвал
svenska: Narval
ไทย: นาร์วาล
Türkçe: Narval
українська: Нарвал
Tiếng Việt: Kỳ lân biển
閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú: Chi̍t-kak
粵語: 獨角鯨
中文: 一角鲸

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