Implementation of the Action Plan for Marine Mammals in the Wider Caribbean Region: A Scientific and Technical Analysis. Society for marine mammalogy-Species fact sheets Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris IRD, Marseille. (coord.) (2016) Atlas des mammifères sauvages de France volume 1 : Mammifères marins. ![]() ![]() Savouré-Soubelet A., Aulagnier S., Haffner P., et al. OSL, canopée des Science, Cayenne, Guyane française. Ocean Science & Logistic (2020) Guide des cétacés de Guyane française. NOOA (2021) Species fact sheets - Marine mammals. (2011) LifeWeb species distribution factsheets. (2015) Marine mammals of the world : a comprehensive guide to their identification. IUCN and Zoological Society of London (2012) National Red Lists IUCN (2021) The IUCN redlist of threatened species. SPAW status: The Short-finned pilot whale is classified in Annex II of the SPAW Protocol since 1991. Threats recorded in the Wider Caribbean region: underwater noise produced during geophysical seismic surveys, military (naval) training exercises, as well as whaling. Sightings in the Wider Caribbean region: The species is common in the whole Wider Caribbean region, between the 200- and 2 000-meter depth isobaths, along the continental slopes and the insular slopes. ![]() Global distribution: they occur in tropical and subtropical waters of all oceans. They are highly gregarious and well known for mass strandings. Specific behavior: When resting, they usually form typical very compact groups. Group size: usually a few dozen of individuals.įeeding: feeds preferentially at night on large cephalopods and less frequently on large fish, at several hundred-meter depth. The size of the flippers, shorter in the short-finned pilot whale, is the main element that allows to differentiate them. Prominent, falcate broad based dorsal fin, typical of the species.Ĭolor and patterns: brownish black or dark gray body, with light markings on shoulder and belly.īody length: around 7 m for males and 5 m for females.Ĭonfusion with other species: It is difficult to differentiate it from the short-finned pilot whale, but their distribution areas overlap little, as this second species is mainly observed in temperate and cold regions. Short-finned pilot whale©M.Dewynter/CARIMAM Short-finned Pilot Whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus)©C.Pusineri/ONCFS
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