AnimaliaacceptedinfraorderAccepted
Cetacea

Cetacea

whales, dolphins and porpoises(+14)·Brisson, 1762

GBIF:155300414

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PROFILE

Species Profile

Habitat

Marine Freshwater

Characteristics

Extant

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Common names used for this species across different languages and regions. Available in 15 languages. 1 preferred.

engwhales, dolphins and porpoisesengdeuWaledeuturbalinalarturlitbanginiailititacetaceiita+10 more

Vernacular (common) names are the everyday names used for a species in different languages and regions. A single species may have dozens of common names worldwide. This taxon has names in 15 languages. 1 name preferred.

engwhales, dolphins and porpoises
engpreferred
deuWale
deu
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
turbalinalar
tur
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litbanginiai
lit
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itacetacei
ita
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nobhvaler
nob
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norhvaler
nor
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slvkiti
slv
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nnokvalar
nno
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swevalar
swe
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polwalenie
pol
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nldwalvissen
nld
Source: de Ruijter, E.; Schoenmaker, A. (Ed.) (1989). Zeeboek [The sea book]. 2nd revised ed. Jeugdbondsuitgeverij JBU / Stichting Uitgeverij KNNV: Utrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5107-007-1. 238 pp.
ellΚητώδη
ell
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ukrКитоподібні
ukr
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rusктообразные
rus
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CLASSIFICATION

Taxonomic Classification Tree

IDENTIFIERS

External Identifiers(1)

To GenBank (0 nucleotides; 1 proteins)

NCBI:txid9721

UNKNOWN

Occurrences with images

CITATIONS

References(1)

  • 1

    Jefferson, T.A.; Leatherwood, S.; Webber, M.A. (1993). Marine mammals of the world. <em>FAO Species identification guide.</em> FAO: Rome, Italy. ISBN 92-5-103292-0. VIII, 320 pp.

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  • Source Information

    World Register of Marine Species

    World Register of Marine Species

    checklist

    An authoritative classification and catalogue of marine names. To obtain a full copy, please go to https://www.marinespecies.org/usersrequest.php

    WoRMS Editorial Board (2026). World Register of Marine Species. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.14284/170 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-14.

    CC BYPublished 6/1/2026View dataset
    GBIF Usage Key
    155300414
    Dataset Key
    2d59e5db-57ad-41ff-97d6-11f5fb264527
    Origin
    source
    Taxon ID
    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:2688
    Last Crawled
    6/4/2026
    Last Interpreted
    6/4/2026