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{{Taxonomy
|name=Blackfish
|image=Blackfish1.jpg
|caption=<small>Short-finned pilot whale<br/>''Globicephala macrorhynchus''
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|kingdom=Animalia
|subkingdom=Bilateria
|superphylum=
|phylum=Chordata
|subphylum=Vertebrata
|infraphylum=Gnathostomata
|microphylum=
|superdivision=
|division=
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|superclass=Tetrapoda
|class=Mammalia
|subclass=Theriiformes
|infraclass=Holotheria
|superorder=Preptotheria
|order=Cetacea
|suborder=Odontoceti
|infraorder=
|superfamily=Delphinoidea
|families=
|family=Delphinidae
|subfamily=Globicephalinae
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|genera=
|genus=Globicephala
|subgenus=
|species=
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The''' pilot whale''' is a toothed [[whale]] (of the suborder Odontoceti). Adult pilot whales can reach up to about 20 feet in length. They are notable in appearance for their bulbous [[forehead]]. The primary food source of pilot whales is [[squid]]. They are widely distributed across the globe, and though they were hunted as well as other whales their population was not severely reduced by [[whaling]].
The''' pilot whale''' is a toothed [[whale]] (of the suborder Odontoceti). Adult pilot whales can reach up to about 20 feet in length. They are notable in appearance for their bulbous [[forehead]]. The primary food source of pilot whales is [[squid]]. They are widely distributed across the globe, and though they were hunted as well as other whales their population was not severely reduced by [[whaling]].
==Species==
*[[Long-finned pilot whale]], ''Globicephala melas''
*[[Short-finned pilot whale]],'' Globicephala macrorhynchus''
==External links==
==External links==