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Marine Mammals Information Database ：Illustrated Guide of Marine Mammals
Narwhal
Scientific Name : Monodon monoceros / Japanese Name : ikkaku
Details
| Order | Cetartiodactyla |
|---|---|
| Suborder | Odontoceti |
| Family | Monodontidae |
| Genus | Monodon |
| Species | monoceros |
| Subspecies | - |
| Subtype | - |
| CITES Appendix | II | IUCN RedData Status | Near Threatened |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baleen plates or tooth-Upper jaw | - | Baleen plates or tooth-Lower jaw | - |
| At birth | At weaning | Adult | Adult male | Adult female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body length | 5-5.5ft | - | 14-15.5ft | - | - |
| Body weight | 80kg | - | 1-1.6t | - | - |
| Feature and Habit |
|---|
| Their body is rounded. The head is small and with no beak. Males have a tusk up to 3m (excessively grown left tooth) in the upper jaw. The newborns are gray and have a lot of blots. In adult males, body color is blue black and white spots from the back to the lateral side, and the ventral side is white. They become whitish as they grow up. They inhabit near the edge of pack ice or in the deep sea. They are single or in pods of several or more whales. |
| Description |
| Stranding Record(s) in Japan |
| No records exist. Map ▼ |
Marine Mammals Skull Database
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| Sex | - | Reproductive Condition | - |
|---|---|---|---|
| Body length | - | Locality | - |
| Museum No. | - | Other No. | - |
