Short-finned Pilot Whale
Globicephala macrorhynchus
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- Group
- Marine mammal
- Habitat
- Open water
- Max size
- 7.2 m
- Family
- Delphinidae
The short-finned pilot whale is one of the two species of cetaceans in the genus Globicephala, which it shares with the long-finned pilot whale. It is part of the oceanic dolphin family (Delphinidae).
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Behaviour
Moves in tight, long-lived family pods over deep water beyond the shelf edge, rarely coming close inshore.