Beluga whale
Delphinapterus leucas
Not Kosher
No fins or scales
Fins
No
Scales
No
Description
The beluga whale, is an Arctic and sub-Arctic cetacean. It is one of two living members of the family Monodontidae, along with the narwhal, and the only member of the genus Delphinapterus.
The beluga is a small white whale of the Arctic and subarctic, found around Alaska, Canada, Greenland, and Russia. Note this is the whale, not the beluga sturgeon that produces beluga caviar.
Beluga whale in foreign languages
| Scientific | Delphinapterus leucas |
| Hebrew | לבנתן |
| Arabic | حوت أبيض |
| Spanish | Beluga |
| Portuguese | Baleia-branca |
| French | Bélouga |
| Italian | beluga |
| German | Weißwal |
| Greek | Μπελούγκα |
| Russian | Белуха |
| Turkish | Deniz kanaryası |
| Chinese | 白鲸 |
| Japanese | シロイルカ |
| Korean | 흰고래 |
| Bengali | বেলুগা তিমি |
| Vietnamese | Cá voi trắng |
| Thai | วาฬขาว |
| Indonesian | Paus Beluga |
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Warnings & Kosher Issues
- A beluga whale is a mammal, not a fish, so it is not kosher.
- Beluga whales are protected in the United States under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
- Don't confuse the beluga whale with the beluga sturgeon, an unrelated fish known for caviar.