short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus)

short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus)

Fig. 1. THE BLACKFISH (Globiocephalus Scammonii, Cope). 2. Underside View. 3. Outlines of Top of Head Showing Spouthole.

Title: The marine mammals of the north-western coast of North America, described and illustrated; together with an account of the American whale-fishery
Year: 1874 (1870s)
Authors: Charles Melville Scammon, 1825-1911
Source book page: https://archive.org/stream/marinemammalsofn00scam/marinemammalsofn00scam#page/n144/mode/1up
Author Scammon, Charles Melville, 1825-1911
Subjects: Marine mammals Cetacea Sealing Whaling Whales Dolphins
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The short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) is one of the two species of cetaceans in the genus Globicephala. It is part of the oceanic dolphin family (Delphinidae), though its behaviour is closer to that of the larger whales.


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Description		short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) Fig. 1. THE BLACKFISH (Globiocephalus Scammonii, Cope). 2. Underside View. 3. Outlines of Top of Head Showing Spouthole. Title: The marine mammals of the north-western coast of North America, described and illustrated; together with an account of the American whale-fishery Year: 1874 (1870s) Authors: Charles Melville Scammon, 1825-1911 Source book page: https://archive.org/stream/marinemammalsofn00scam/marinemammalsofn00scam#page/n144/mode/1up Author Scammon, Charles Melville, 1825-1911 Subjects: Marine mammals Cetacea Sealing Whaling Whales Dolphins Source: The short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) is one of the two species of cetaceans in the genus Globicephala. It is part of the oceanic dolphin family (Delphinidae), though its behaviour is closer to that of the larger whales.

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