Pilot whale
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| Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom Information | |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Phylum Information | |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Sub-phylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Class Information | |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Sub-class | Theriiformes |
| Infra-class | Holotheria |
| Order Information | |
| Superorder | Preptotheria |
| Order | Cetacea |
| Sub-order | Odontoceti |
| Family Information | |
| Superfamily | Delphinoidea |
| Family | Delphinidae |
| Sub-family | Globicephalinae |
| Genus Information | |
| Genus | Globicephala |
| Population statistics | |
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