Short-Finned Pilot Whale
Globicephala macrorhynchus
Also known as: Southern Blackfish, Indian Pilot Whale, North Pacfic Blackfish, North Pacific Pilot Whale, Pacific Pilot Whale
Habitat
Aquatic
Diet
Invertebrate
Active Time
Nocturnal
Size
726.0 kg
LCMammaliaCetaceaDelphinidae
Seasonal Activity
13,252 sightings · 2000–2026
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Cetacea
- Family
- Delphinidae
Traits
- Diet
- Invertebrate
- Foraging
- Aquatic
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Body mass
- 726.0 kg
Photo
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Occurrence data from GBIF.