Monodon monoceros (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Fish called NARWAL by the Icelanders carrying a horn or tooth giving it the name unicorn (top) and skull of a narwal and a section of its horn or tooth, 4 foot long (bottom). By Isaac de la Peyrère, 1647, Rélation de Groenland. https://jcb.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/s/j10ys4

English

Narwhal; Sea unicorn

Portuguese

Narval

Norwegian

Narhval (bm); Narkval (nn)

North Sámi

Coarvebuovja

Icelandic

Náhvalur

Dutch

Narwal; Eenhoornvis (arch.)

German

Narwal

French

Narval; Licorne de mer

Spanish

Narval

Catalan

Narval

Italian

Narvalo

Greek

Ναρβάλ; Μονόδοντας μονόκερος; Φάλαινα μονόκερος

References

• IUCN: Monodon monoceros
• OBIS: Monodon monoceros