Short-finned Pilot Whale herd (Globicephala macrorhynchus)

Query: Pilot whale

Result: 6^th of 75

Subject:	Short-finned Pilot Whale herd (Globicephala macrorhynchus)
Poster:	phoby (phoby@hanafos.com)

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A school of "blackfish" or pilot whales. Apparently the short-finned pilot whale, Globicephala macrorhynchus. P. 80. In: "Aus den Tiefen des Weltmeeres" by Carl Chun, 1903. Call No. Q115.V15 1903.

Image ID: ship3331, NOAA Ship Collection

Source:
The NOAA Photo Library http://www.photolib.noaa.gov
The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Adminstration (NOAA) http://www.noaa.gov/

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Scientific Name: Globicephala macrorhynchus Gray, 1846 Common Names: English – Short-finned Pilot Whale, Pacific Pilot Whale French – Globicéphale tropical Spanish – Caldrón Negro Synonyms: Globicephala scammoni Bailey, 1936 Globicephala scammonii Cope, 1869 Globicephala sieboldii Gray, 1846

Pilot whale
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