long-finned pilot whale (Globicephala melas) Artist Freeman, J. (Josiah) -- Photographer
Title View of beached blackfish with some people standing among them.
Date
Coverage: 1867?-1890?. Source Imprint: Nantucket, Mass. : J. Freeman, 1867?-1890?.
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The long-finned pilot whale (Globicephala melas) is a large species of oceanic dolphin. Long-finned pilot whales are known as such because of their unusually long pectoral fins. Long-finned pilot whales are found in the North Atlantic (subspecies Globicephala melas melas), as well as the Southern Hemisphere (subspecies Globicephala melas edwardii).
