Short-finned pilot whale

Scientific Name: Globicephala macrorhynchus
Other Names: Pothead Whale, Pacific Pilot Whale
Length: 12-21.5 ft. (3.6-6.5 m.)
Weight: 1-4 tons
Teeth: 28-36

Pilot Whales have a white patch under the chin. This patch narrows to a slim white line along the stomach. The flippers on pilot whales are long and pointed. Short-finned pilot whales have shorter flippers, less teeth, and slightly different skulls than Long-finned pilot whales. There is only a slight overlap in the ranges of the two species.