Long-finned Pilot Whale
Globicephala melas
The long-finned pilot whale or pothead whale is a large species of oceanic dolphin. It shares the genus Globicephala with the short-finned pilot whale. Long-finned pilot whales are known as such because of their unusually long pectoral fins.
- Scientific name
- Globicephala melas
- Family
- Delphinidae
- IUCN status
- LC