Delphinapterus leucas - #4059
Beluga
Formerly in order Cetacea.
Geographic Distribution
Circumpolar in Arctic seas; Okhotsk and Bering Seas; northern Gulf of Alaska (Cook Inlet); Gulf of St. Lawrence: arctic to cold-temperate waters; occasionally strays south to Honshu, Japan; France; and Massachusetts, USA.
Order/Family
Monodontidae
Genus
Delphinapterus
Specific Epithet
leucas
Image Location
USA, GA, Fulton co., Atlanta Aquarium
Image Date
20 June 2015
Photographer
DG Huckaby