[LRS Animals In Art] Jeroen Verhoeff, Long Finned Pilot Whales Meet Dolphin

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Subject:	[LRS Animals In Art] Jeroen Verhoeff, Long Finned Pilot Whales Meet Dolphin

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The long-finned pilot whale (Globicephala melas) is a large species of oceanic dolphin. It shares the genus Globicephala with the short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus). Long-finned pilot whales are known as such because of their unusually long pectoral fins.

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Scientific Name: Globicephala melas (Traill, 1809) Common Names: English – Long-finned Pilot Whale French – globicéphale noir, dauphin pilote, Globicéphale Commun, Globicéphale noir de l'Atlantique Spanish – Calderón Negro, calderón común, ballena piloto, Caldrón Negro Synonyms: Delphinus melas Traill, 1809 Globicephala edwardii (Smith, 1834) Globicephala leucosagmaphora Raynor, 1939 Globicephala melaena (Traill, 1809)

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