WoRMS taxon details
Monodon monoceros Linnaeus, 1758
137116 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137116)
accepted
Species
Ceratodon monodon Pallas, 1811 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ceratodontis ceratodon Brisson, 1762 · unaccepted (synonym)
Monodon microcephalus Fleming, 1811 · unaccepted (synonym)
Monodon narhval Borowski, 1781 · unaccepted (synonym)
Monodon narhwal Blumenbach, 1799 · unaccepted (synonym)
Narwalus andersonianus Lacépède, 1804 · unaccepted (synonym)
Narwalus microcephalus Lacépède, 1804 · unaccepted (synonym)
Narwalus vulgaris Lacépède, 1804 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tachynices megacephalus Brookes, 1828 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 75 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 75 [details] Available for editors
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Note Northern seas of Europe and America.
From editor or global species database
Type locality Northern seas of Europe and America. [details]
Fordyce, E.; Perrin, W.F. (2024). World Cetacea Database. Monodon monoceros Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137116 on 2024-11-09
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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 75 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Mead, J. G.; Brownell, R. L. Jr. (2005). Cetacea. <em>In Wilson, D.E. & D.M. Reeder (eds). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp.</em> 723--743., available online at http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/ [details]
additional source Rice, D. W. (1998). Marine mammals of the world. Systematics and distribution. <em>Society for Marine Mammalogy Special Publication.</em> 4., available online at http://www.marinemammalscience.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/MarineMammalsOfTheWorld.pdf [details]
additional source Hershkovitz, P. (1966). Catalog of Living Whales. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> (246): 1-259., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.03629236.246 [details]
additional source Jefferson, T. A., M. A. Webber and R. L. Pitman. (2008). Marine mammals of the world. Academic Press, Amsterdam. [details]
additional source IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, available online at http://www.iucnredlist.org [details]
additional source Perrin, W.F.; Würsig, B.; Thewissen, J.G.M. (2009). Encyclopedia of marine mammals. Second edition. Academic Press: London. ISBN 978-0-12-373553-9. xxix, 1316 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Reeves, R. R. and S. Tracey. (1980). Monodon monoceros. Mammalian Species 127:1--7. [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
page(s): 75 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Mead, J. G.; Brownell, R. L. Jr. (2005). Cetacea. <em>In Wilson, D.E. & D.M. Reeder (eds). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp.</em> 723--743., available online at http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/ [details]
additional source Rice, D. W. (1998). Marine mammals of the world. Systematics and distribution. <em>Society for Marine Mammalogy Special Publication.</em> 4., available online at http://www.marinemammalscience.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/MarineMammalsOfTheWorld.pdf [details]
additional source Hershkovitz, P. (1966). Catalog of Living Whales. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> (246): 1-259., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.03629236.246 [details]
additional source Jefferson, T. A., M. A. Webber and R. L. Pitman. (2008). Marine mammals of the world. Academic Press, Amsterdam. [details]
additional source IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, available online at http://www.iucnredlist.org [details]
additional source Perrin, W.F.; Würsig, B.; Thewissen, J.G.M. (2009). Encyclopedia of marine mammals. Second edition. Academic Press: London. ISBN 978-0-12-373553-9. xxix, 1316 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Reeves, R. R. and S. Tracey. (1980). Monodon monoceros. Mammalian Species 127:1--7. [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Holotype None in existence; name based on the narwhal of whalers and authors. [details]IUCN Red List Category Near Threatened (NT) [details]
Type locality Northern seas of Europe and America. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Нарвалnаrvаl | [details] |
| Chukot | kaipuuliak | [details] |
| Czech | narval jednorohýnarval | [details] |
| Danish | narhval | [details] |
| Dutch | narwaleenhornvis | [details] |
| English | unicornesea unicornsea canarynarwhalhorned whalehog | [details] |
| French | narvallicorne de mer | [details] |
| German | Narwal | [details] |
| Icelandic | rödkammnarhvalurnahveliillhval | [details] |
| Inuktitut | tugalik (W. Greenland)killalugaqAdlungwak | [details] |
| Italian | narvalo | [details] |
| Japanese | itsu kakuikkuka | [details] |
| Kalaallisut | tugaliktauvarrusaluvak-kernartakqernertaqkillalugaqkelleluak-kakortokkelelluak-tuak | [details] |
| Lithuanian | narvalas | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Νάρβαλ | [details] |
| Norwegian | narhvallighval | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | narhval | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | narkval | [details] |
| Polish | narwal | [details] |
| Portuguese | narval | [details] |
| Russian | нарвал-единорогrogozubnarvaljedinorogh morskoiedinozubedinorog | [details] |
| Slovenian | narval | [details] |
| Spanish | narval | [details] |
| Swedish | narvalenhornad hortand | [details] |
| Turkish | narvaldenizgerdanideniz gerdani | [details] |
| Ukrainian | однорігНарвал | [details] |
| Welsh | morfil uncorn | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (15 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Narwalus microcephalus Lacépède, 1804)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Narwalus vulgaris Lacépède, 1804)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (564 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Tachynices megacephalus Brookes, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Ceratodon monodon Pallas, 1811)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Monodon monoceros)
To GenBank (86241 nucleotides; 66699 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (MMP STR 18405 Monodon monoceros)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Narwalus microcephalus Lacépède, 1804)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Narwalus vulgaris Lacépède, 1804)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (564 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Tachynices megacephalus Brookes, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Ceratodon monodon Pallas, 1811)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Monodon monoceros)
To GenBank (86241 nucleotides; 66699 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (MMP STR 18405 Monodon monoceros)
To PESI
To ITIS
