Common Name
Long-finned Pilot Whale
Order
Artiodactyla
Family
Delphinidae
Species Name
Globicephala melas
Status
Lower Risk
States
Connecticut
Delaware
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Rhode Island
Virginia
Distribution
North Atlantic and southern Oceans: cold-temperate waters
Notes
Similar to Short-finned Pilot Whale. Pods usually number 1-15 and often combine with other pods. Habitat is waters of the continental shelf and slope.