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Marine Mammals Information Database ：Illustrated Guide of Marine Mammals
Long-finned pilot whale
Scientific Name : Globicephala melas / Japanese Name : hirenaga-gondou
Details
| Order | Cetartiodactyla |
|---|---|
| Suborder | Odontoceti |
| Family | Delphinidae |
| Genus | Globicephala |
| Species | melas |
| Subspecies | - |
| Subtype | - |
| CITES Appendix | II | IUCN RedData Status | Data Deficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baleen plates or tooth-Upper jaw | 8-11 | Baleen plates or tooth-Lower jaw | 8-11 |
| At birth | At weaning | Adult | Adult male | Adult female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body length | - | - | 15-19.5ft | - | - |
| Body weight | 70-90kg | - | 1-1.8t | - | - |
| Feature and Habit |
|---|
| They have the prominent round melon and indistinct beak. The dorsal fin is broad at the base, low, round at the tip, strongly curved, and anteriorly located. The flippers are very long (over one-fifth of the body length) and falcated. The whole body is black (and large). Each tooth row has 8-11teeth. They inhabit in offshore waters. Sometimes, they come near shore during the period between late summer and autumn. They tend to be highly social and are in pods of several whales or many individuals. |
| Description |
| ストランドの履歴はあるが、日本ではない。 |
| Stranding Record(s) in Japan |
| No records exist. Map ▼ |
Marine Mammals Skull Database
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| Sex | - | Reproductive Condition | - |
|---|---|---|---|
| Body length | - | Locality | - |
| Museum No. | - | Other No. | - |
