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Marine Mammals Information Database ：Illustrated Guide of Marine Mammals
White whale
Scientific Name : Delphinapterus leucas / Japanese Name : shiro-iruka
Details
| Order | Cetartiodactyla |
|---|---|
| Suborder | Odontoceti |
| Family | Monodontidaee |
| Genus | Delphinapterus |
| Species | leucas |
| Subspecies | - |
| Subtype | - |
| CITES Appendix | II | IUCN RedData Status | Near Threatened |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baleen plates or tooth-Upper jaw | 8-11 | Baleen plates or tooth-Lower jaw | 8-9 |
| At birth | At weaning | Adult | Adult male | Adult female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body length | - | - | 13-15ft | - | - |
| Body weight | - | - | 0.9-1.4t | - | - |
| Feature and Habit |
|---|
| White whales have round body, small head with spherical melon and flexible neck. The beak is short. The body color is gray when they are young, as they grow up, becomes gray-white or white. They have 8-11teeth in the upper jaw and 8-9 in the lower. They are seen in near shore regions, as gulfs, the estuaries and rivers. They migrate along that area. They distribute around edge of the offshore pack ice during winter. |
| Description |
| Stranding Record(s) in Japan |
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| Sex | - | Reproductive Condition | - |
|---|---|---|---|
| Body length | - | Locality | - |
| Museum No. | - | Other No. | - |
