Southern longfinned pilot whale - Globicephala melas edwardii

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Scientific Name Globicephala melas edwardii
Author (A. Smith, 1834)
Taxonomic Rank Subspecies
Taxonomic # 612615
Common Names English: Southern long-finned pilot whale
English: Southern Longfinned Pilot Whale
Current Standing valid
Taxonomic Parents Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Chordata
    Subphylum: Vertebrata
      Class: Mammalia
        Subclass: Theria
          Infraclass: Eutheria
            Order: Cetacea
              Suborder: Odontoceti
                Family: Delphinidae
                  Genus: Globicephala
                    Species: Globicephala melas
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Synonyms (since 1950)

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ITIS TSN612615
Status - ESA, U.S. FWS
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Status - Red List, IUCN
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#records (spatial)7
#records (non-spatial)0
#datasets1
Year1987 - 2012
Latitude-49.40 - -46.45
Longitude51.72 - 70.56
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