Globicephala macrorhynchus

Globicephala macrorhynchus Gray, 1846
Short-finned pilot whale

photo by Dolar, M. Louella L.

Family:	Delphinidae (marine or true dolphins)
Max. size:	610 cm TL (male/unsexed); 550 cm TL (female); max.weight: 3,600 kg
Environment:	pelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 2418 m, non-migratory
Distribution:	Atlantic Ocean and Indo-Pacific. Tropical and warm temperate.
Diagnosis:
Biology:	Found in deep offshore areas (Ref. 936, 122680). Their main foraging grounds are those with high density of squid (Ref. 122680), its primary food. Sometimes feeds on fish (Refs. 936, 122680) and octopus (Ref. 122680). They are gregarious, rarely found solitary (Ref. 114960). Forms groups but hunts individually when feeding (Ref. 130961).
IUCN Red List Status:	(LC); Date assessed: 18 June 2018 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:
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