Long-finned Pilot Whale Globicephala melas
There are two species of pilot whales, distinguished primarily by the length of their flippers-a feature that is difficult to observe at sea.
Long-finned Pilot Whale
Relatives in same Genus
Short-finned Pilot Whale (G. macrorhynchus) ...
Long-finned pilot whale
Globicephala melas
Due to their strong family ties, long-finned pilot whales often strand themselves in large numbers. When one animal strands the rest of the pod follows.
Subspecies
None.
Long-finned Pilot Whale
Order: Cetacea
Family: Delphinidae
Globicephala melas - inset: male, left; female, right
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Long-finned Pilot Whale
Globicephala melas
Occurs in schools, frequently stranded. Reported from Barnstable, Dukes, Essex, and Nantucket counties.
1. long-finned pilot whale (North Atlantic), G. melas melas
2. long-finned pilot whale (North Pacific), G. melas subsp
3. long-finned pilot whale (southern hemisphere), G. melas edwardii ...
Long-finned Pilot Whale (20): Hydrographer Canyon.
SPERM WHALE (5+): All in the very deep waters (4000-8000 feet) at the center and mouth of Hydrographer Canyon.
Extremely similar in appearance to long-finned pilot whale (Globicephala melas). Black in color, some individuals posses a light gray or white patch on the chin. Lighter, gray markings shaped like an anchor present on the chest widening posteriorally.
Short-finned Pilot Whale, Globicephala macrorhyncus
Long-finned Pilot Whale, Globicephala melas
Genus Grampus
Risso's Dolphin, Grampus griseus ...
Long-Finned Pilot Whale (Globicephala melaena)
Melon-Headed Whale (Peponocephala electra)
Northern Right Whale Dolphin (Lissodelphis borealis)
Pacific White-Sided Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens)
Peale's Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus australis) ...
Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys)
Long-finned pilot whale (Globicephala melas)
Cape petrel (Daption capense)
Imperial shag (Phalacrocorax atriceps)
Wilson's storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) ...
Atlantic white-sided dolphins are also known to gather in groups that include other toothed whales. For example, Atlantic white-sided dolphins often gather with humpback whales, fin whales, white-beaked dolphins, and long-finned pilot whales.
 See also: Pilot whale, Whale, Dolphin, Squid, Bottlenose
  
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