Globicephala macrorhynchus — Common names

Short-finned Pilot Whale learn more about names for this taxon

Many people know organisms only by the common names, or "vernacular" names. Unlike scientific names, common names are almost always different for speakers of different languages. They may also vary regionally within a language. This tab shows all the common names provided to EOL for this organism from a variety of providers, including EOL curators. Currently we can only set one preferred common name per language on a given EOL page, but all the names should be searchable.

Common names listed by language

Preferred marks the preferred name for each language.

English

Name Sources Status
Blackfish World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio Trusted
Bubble World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio Trusted
Indian Pilot Whale World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio Trusted
North Pacfic Blackfish World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio Trusted
North Pacific Pilot Whale World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio Trusted
Pacific Pilot Whale IUCN Red List, uBio Trusted
Short Finned Pilot Whale Conabio Trusted
Short-finned Blackfish South African Vertebrates Unknown
Short-finned Pilot Whale Animal Diversity Web Descriptions, IUCN Red List, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS), Katja Schulz, NCBI Taxonomy, NatureServe resource, South African Vertebrates, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio Trusted
Southern Blackfish World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Trusted

Afrikaans

Name Sources Status
kortvinloodswalvis South African Vertebrates, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Trusted

Chinese

Name Sources Status
短肢领航鲸 Taxonomic Hierarchy of COL-China 2012 Trusted

Chinese (Simplified)

Name Sources Status
短肢领航鲸 Mammalia Trusted

Czech

Name Sources Status
kulohlavec Sieboldův uBio Unknown

Dutch

Name Sources Status
Indische griend World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio Trusted

French

Name Sources Status
globecéphale tropical Unknown, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio Trusted
Globicéphale tropical IUCN Red List, uBio Trusted

German

Name Sources Status
Indischer Grindwal World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Trusted
Kurzflossen-Grindwal World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Trusted

Greek

Name Sources Status
Τροπικό μαυροδέλφινο World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Trusted

Indonesian

Name Sources Status
paus hitam bersirip pendek World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Trusted

Italian

Name Sources Status
Globicefalo di Gray World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Trusted

Japanese

Name Sources Status
Gondo kujira World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio Trusted
ma-gondo World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Trusted
naiso gota World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio Trusted
ohanan gota World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio Trusted
sibo gota World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio Trusted
sicho gota World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio Trusted
tappa-naga World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Trusted

Korean

Name Sources Status
deul-soe-gorae World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Trusted

Lithuanian

Name Sources Status
trumpapelekė grinda World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Trusted

Malagasy

Name Sources Status
trozona mtondra vohy fohy World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Trusted

Polish

Name Sources Status
Grindwal krótkopłetwy World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Trusted

Portuguese

Name Sources Status
baleia piloto de peitoral curta World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Trusted
caldeirao World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Trusted

Russian

Name Sources Status
короткоплавниковая гринда World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Trusted

Slovenian

Name Sources Status
Kratkoplavuta mrka pliskavka World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Trusted

Spanish

Name Sources Status
ballena piloto Conabio, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Trusted
ballena piloto (Latin America) uBio Unknown
bufeo prieto World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Trusted
calderón de aletas cortas Conabio, Unknown, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio Trusted
Calderón tropical World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Trusted
Caldrón negro IUCN Red List, uBio Trusted

Turkish

Name Sources Status
kısa yüzgeçli kara balina World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Trusted

Ukrainian

Name Sources Status
Гринда короткоплавцева World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Trusted
Короткоплавцева гринда World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Trusted

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