name: Beluga Whale
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source: foodb
status: draft
food_db_id: Beluga whale
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name_scientific: Delphinapterus leucas
description: The beluga whale or white whale (Delphinapterus leucas) is an Arctic and sub-Arctic cetacean. It is one of two members of the family Monodontidae, along with the narwhal, and the only member of the genus Delphinapterus. This marine mammal is commonly referred to simply as the melonhead, beluga or sea canary due to its high-pitched twitter
itis_id: 180483
wikipedia_id: Beluga_whale
picture_file_name: 302.jpg
picture_content_type: image/jpeg
picture_file_size: 100140
picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:39:05.000Z
legacy_id: 329
food_group: Aquatic foods
food_subgroup: Cetaceans
food_type: Type 1
created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:31.000Z
updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:04:22.000Z
creator_id: null
updater_id: null
export_to_afcdb: false
category: specific
ncbi_taxonomy_id: 9749
export_to_foodb: false
public_id: FOOD00300