White whale
From Library of Congress Subject Headings
White whale
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85146532
- info:lc/authorities/sh85146532
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85146532#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
Collection Membership(s)
Variants
- Beluga (Mammal)
- Beluga whale
- Belukha whale
- Canary, Sea
- Delphinapterus albicans
- Delphinapterus beluga
- Delphinapterus catodon
- Delphinapterus dorofeevi
- Delphinapterus leucas
- Delphinapterus marisalbi
- Delphinus leucas
- Sea canary
Broader Terms
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Sources
- found: Nowak, R.M. Walker's mammals of the world, 1999: p. 907 (Genus Delphinapterus, Beluga or white whale, single species D. leucas)
- found: Am. heritage dict. (white whale: a small toothed whalt (Delphinapterus leucas) chiefly of northern waters that is white when full-grown. Also called beluga, sea canary)
- found: Mammal species of the world via WWW, July 14, 2005 (Delphinapterus leucas, common name: Beluga, original name: Delphinus leucas, synonyms: D. albicans, D. beluga, D. catodon, D. dorofeevi, D. marisalbi)
- found: Biological investigations of belukha whales in waters of western and northern Alaska, 1982.
LC Classification
- QL737.C433
Change Notes
- 2005-07-18: new
- 2010-07-07: revised
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