Globicephala macrorhynchus Gray 1846

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Cetacea, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 723-743 : 728

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scientific name	Globicephala macrorhynchus Gray 1846
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Globicephala macrorhynchus Gray 1846 , Zool. Voy. H. M. S. "Erebus" and "Terror", Vol. 1: 33.

Type Locality: "South Seas".

Vernacular Names: Short-finned Pilot Whale.

Synonyms: Globicephala brachypterus Cope 1876 ; Globicephala scammonii Cope 1869 ; Globicephala sieboldii Gray 1846 .

Distribution: Worldwide: tropical and warm-temperate waters; cold-temperate waters of the N Pacific, where it appears to stray as far north as the Gulf of Alaska ( Pike and MacAskie, 1969).

Conservation: CITES – Appendix II; IUCN – Lower Risk (cd).

Discussion: See Van Bree (1971).