Monodon monoceros - #4062
Narwhal
Skull of adult male. Formerly in order Cetacea.
Geographic Distribution
Arctic Ocean; rarely in Beaufort, Bering, Chuckchi and East Siberian Seas; occasional strays as far south as Newfoundland, the Netherlands, British Isles and Japan.
Order/Family
Monodontidae
Genus
Monodon
Specific Epithet
monoceros
Image Location
USA, CA, Los Angeles, co., Natural History Museum
Image Date
21 April 2006
Photographer
DG Huckaby