U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Format

Send to:

Choose Destination

Cetacea

An order of wholly aquatic MAMMALS occurring in all the OCEANS and adjoining seas of the world, as well as in certain river systems. They feed generally on FISHES, cephalopods, and crustaceans. Most are gregarious and most have a relatively long period of parental care and maturation. Included are DOLPHINS; PORPOISES; and WHALES. (From Walker's Mammals of the World, 5th ed, pp969-70)

PubMed search builder options

Subheadings:

Tree Number(s): B01.050.150.900.649.313.875

MeSH Unique ID: D002591

Registry Number: txid9721

Entry Terms:

  • Cetaceas

Supplemental Content

Loading ...