Globicephala melas (Traill, 1809)

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A pilot whale (top drawing). In: William Scoresby, 1820. An account of the Arctic regions, with a history and description of the northern whale-fishery. Vol. II, Edinburgh, Printed for Archibald Constable and Co. Edinburgh: and Hurst, Robinson and Co. Cheapside, London. https://jcb.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/s/w7aon8
English
Long-finned Pilot Whale; Atlantic blackfish; Blackfish; Caa'ing whale; Common blackfish; Common pilot whale; Pothead; Roundhead; Social whale
Portuguese
Baleia-piloto-de-barbatana-longa; Baleia-piloto; Boca de panela; Baleote
Norwegian
Grindhval (bm); Grindkval (nn)
Icelandic
Grindhvalur
Dutch
Griend
Frisian
Grjint
German
Grindwal
French
Globicéphale noir [1]; Cachelot svineval; Chaudron; Dauphin pilote; Déducteur; Globicéphale commun; Globicéphale conducteur; Globicéphale noir de l'Atlantique
Spanish
Calderón común; Ballena piloto; Calderón negro
Catalan
Cap d'olla negre d'aleta llarga; Cap d'olla negre
Italian
Globicefalo
Greek
Μαυροδέλφινο; Φάλαινα πιλότος
Creole
Baleia-preta (CV); Pexi-pretu (CV)

(Zoo)archaeological sites featuring Globicephala melas

References

  1. Duguy, R. & D. Robineau, 1973. Cétacés et phoques des côtes de France - Guide d'identification. Annales de la Société des Sciences Naturelles de la Charente-Maritime, Supplément, juin 1973.