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Marine Mammals Information Database ：Illustrated Guide of Marine Mammals
Short-finned pilot whale
Scientific Name : Globicephala macrorhynchus / Japanese Name : kobire-gondou
Details
| Order | Cetartiodactyla |
|---|---|
| Suborder | Odontoceti |
| Family | Delphinidae |
| Genus | Globicephala |
| Species | macrorhynchus |
| Subspecies | - |
| Subtype | - |
| CITES Appendix | II | IUCN RedData Status | Data Deficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baleen plates or tooth-Upper jaw | 7-9 | Baleen plates or tooth-Lower jaw | 7-9 |
| At birth | At weaning | Adult | Adult male | Adult female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body length | - | - | 13-16.5ft | - | - |
| Body weight | - | - | 0.6-1.2t | - | - |
| Feature and Habit |
|---|
| They are similar to long-finned pilot whale in appearance, but the flippers are short (no more than one-fifth of the body length). The tooth count ranges 7 to 9 in each tooth rows. In general, they inhabit in offshore waters. They tend to be highly social and they are in pods of several or many whales, and some times much larger one. |
| Description |
| Stranding Record(s) in Japan |
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| Sex | M | Reproductive Condition | - |
|---|---|---|---|
| Body length | 610 | Locality | Ayukawa, Miyagi Pre. |
| Museum No. | - | Other No. | - |
