Long-finned Pilot Whale (Globicephala melas)

About Long-finned Pilot Whale (Globicephala melas)

• Kingdom: Animals
• Phylum: Chordates
• Class: Mammals
• Order: Even-toed Ungalates and Cetacean
• Family: Delphinidae

The long-finned pilot whale, or pothead whale (Globicephala melas) 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.

Source: Wikipedia