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Globicephala melas

Assessment information
CMS InstrumentsCMS, ACCOBAMS, ASCOBANS, Pacific Islands Cetaceans, Western African Aquatic Mammals
IUCN StatusData Deficient
Date of entry in Appendix II1988
Geographic range
Countries Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, United Kingdom

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Common names
EnglishLong-Finned Pilot Whale
FrenchGlobicéphale Noir, Chandron
SpanishCalderón negro
GermanGrindwal
Taxonomy
ClassMammalia
OrderCetacea
FamilyDelphinidae
Scientific name Globicephala melas
Other details
Additional notesRange State list incomplete!

Related content

Document Number Title Publish date CMS Instrument
COP2 II/2 Long-finned Pilot Whale - Globicephala melaena (Baltic and North Sea populations) (Now Globicephala melas) ASCOBANS, CMS