XI.— The Anatomy of the Northern Beluga (Beluga catodon, Gray; Delphinapterus leucas, Pallas) compared with that of other Whales

• Published in: Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
• Main Authors: Watson, Morrison, Young, Alfred H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1880
• Subjects: Beluga; Beluga*; Delphinapterus leucas; toothed whales
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0080456800028556; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0080456800028556

These openings, which are also present in numbers on the region of the cheek, indicate the ducts of numerous mucous glands which lie immediately underneath the mucous membrane. The tongue of Beluga does not appear to differ much from that of other toothed whales. In Globiocephalus intermedius , according to Macalister, not only the tip, but also the margins of the organ are free, whereas in Beluga the latter are attached along nearly their whole length. Dr Murie refers to the presence of a distinct froenum in Globiocephalus melas , but this structure is not recognisable in Beluga.