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Dolphins

Short-finned Pilot Whale

(Globicephala macrorhynchus)

Has a round dorsal fin with a wide base, and is located KINGDOM
far forward on the back Animalia
Has distinct rounded head, and slender long flippers
Dark body, while their young are light gray, with light-colored PHYLUM
patch extend from the throat to the chest Chordata

Feeds on fish and squid CLASS
Prefers deep waters and found in the Sea of Oman, Mammalia
the Arabian Sea, the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea
7m long ORDER
weighs 3,600kg Cetartiodactyla

© ESO, 2012 FAMILY
Delphinidae

GENUS
Globicephala

LC Least Concern
(2018)

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