Short-finned Pilot Whale
Globicephala macrorhynchus
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,113
- Most observed in
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) is one of the two species of cetaceans in the genus Globicephala, which it shares with the long-finned pilot whale (G. melas). It is part of the oceanic dolphin family (Delphinidae).
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Short-finned pilot whale”.