- The
cetacean family Monodontidae comprises two
living whale species, the
narwhal and the
beluga whale and at
least four
extinct species,
known from the...
- in the High
Arctic and are the only two
living members of the
family Monodontidae. The
existence of
narlugas had been
hypothesized for
decades before its...
- the
genus Monodon and one of two
living representatives of the
family Monodontidae. The
narwhal is a
stocky cetacean with a
relatively blunt snout, a large...
- 2006
after an
expedition to
estimate the po****tion
found none. The
Monodontidae lack
dorsal fins,
which have been
replaced by tough,
fibrous ridges just...
- Delphinoidea. The
three main
families of the
whale are the Delphinidae,
Monodontidae and Phocoenidae.”
Based on
McGowen et al., 2019
Superfamily Delphinoidea...
-
Marine mammals comprise over 130
living and
recently extinct species in
three taxonomic orders. The
Society for
Marine Mammalogy, an
international scientific...
- Balaenopteridae, Cetotheriidae, Delphinidae, Iniidae, Kogiidae, Lipotidae,
Monodontidae, Phocoenidae, Physeteridae, Platanistidae, Pontoporiidae, Ziphiidae,...
-
Amazonian river dolphins Pontoporiidae: La
Plata dolphin Delphinoidea Monodontidae:
Beluga and
narwhal Phocoenidae:
Porpoises Delphinidae:
Oceanic dolphins...
-
amount of wax ester,
whereas those of the
Phocoenidae (porpoises) and
Monodontidae (narwhals and
beluga whales)
contain little or no wax. The
speed of sound...
- whale), and
Eschrichtiidae (the grey whale).
Odontocetes include the
Monodontidae (belugas and narwhals),
Physeteridae (the
sperm whale),
Kogiidae (the...
