short-finned pilot whale
species of Oceanic dolphins
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Summary
short-finned pilot whale is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,400 views/month, #1,471 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
- Parent taxon: pilot whale[5]
- Taxon name: Globicephala macrorhynchus[6]
- Commons category: Globicephala macrorhynchus[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Globicephala macrorhynchus[8]
- Commons gallery: Globicephala macrorhynchus[9]
- Main food source: Teuthida[10]
- Has characteristic: viviparity[11]
- Short name: G. macrorhynchus[12]
- Taxon common name: Short-finned pilot whale[13], Caldrón Negro[14], Globicéphale tropical[15], Pacific Pilot Whale[16], Indo-pacific Pilot Whale[17], Blackfish[18], Indo-Pazifischer Grindwal[19], Kurzflossen-Grindwal[20], 短肢領航鯨[21], 短肢领航鲸[22], calderón d'aleta curtia[23], コビレゴンドウ[24], kratkoplavuta mrka plisavka[25]
- Gestation period: 12 month[26]
- Taxon author citation: J.E. Gray, 1846[27]
- Wildlife Protection Act 1972 (India) schedule: Schedule I (Part I) of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972[28]
- CITES Appendix: Appendix II of CITES[29]
- Diel cycle: diurnality[30]
- Taxon range: Brazil[31], Parnaíba[32]
- NZTCS conservation status: data deficient[33]
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Identifiers
short-finned pilot whale's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41532[34]. short-finned pilot whale's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 38241[35]. short-finned pilot whale's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559255[36]. short-finned pilot whale's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440605[37]. short-finned pilot whale's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180466[38].
Why It Matters
short-finned pilot whale has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]