Globicephala macrorhynchus - #1838
Short-finned Pilot Whale
Side view of skull of mounted skeleton. Formerly in order Cetacea.
Geographic Distribution
Worldwide: tropical and warm-temperate waters; cold-temperate waters of the N Pacific, where it appears to stray as far north as the Gulf of Alaska (Pike and MacAskie, 1969).
Order/Family
Delphinidae
Genus
Globicephala
Specific Epithet
macrorhynchus
Image Location
USA, CA, Los Angeles Co., Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
Image Date
October, 1990
Photographer
DG Huckaby