MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Globicephala macrorhynchus

Accepted taxon: Globicephala macrorhynchus
Taxon:	Globicephala macrorhynchus
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	CETACEA \| ODONTOCETI \| Delphinidae \| Globicephala
Reference:	Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), JHU Press, 2005.

Fig.1 - Ternary plot of the proximate analysis for the Globicephala macrorhynchus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 1, ASH (Ash contents) 9, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 0, CP (Crude Protein) 81, EE (Ether Extract) 9. See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets. Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15. [DOI]

Table 1. List of Diet Items for Globicephala macrorhynchus.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Teuthida	WHOLE	50.00	Grzimek,B…
Cephalopoda	WHOLE	33.33	Grzimek,B…
Osteichthyes	WHOLE	16.67	Grzimek,B…

^a. Standardized values. See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets. Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15. [DOI]

Table 2. List of Standard Traits for Globicephala macrorhynchus.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Piscivore and Squid-Eater	Crustacivore and Clam-Eater,Piscivore and Squid-Eater	G. J. Sla…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Animalivore	Animalivore	G. J. Sla…
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Aquatic	Aquatic	Paglia,A.…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Globicephala macrorhynchus.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	Brazil	g	-	-	-	-	-	1,800,000	-	-	Paglia,A.…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Globicephala macrorhynchus.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
DRE Distance from rostrum to external nares	Dakar, Senegal	mm	5	5	-	-	380	-	400	-	Kitchener…
DRE Distance from rostrum to external nares	Florida and Virginia, USA	mm	4	4	-	-	415	-	481	-	Kitchener…
DRE Distance from rostrum to external nares	Hazelbeach, UK	mm	1	-	-	1	-	439	-	-	Kitchener…
DRE Distance from rostrum to external nares	Virginia, USA	mm	1	1	-	-	-	441	-	-	Kitchener…
DRE Distance from rostrum to external nares	Île de Ré, France	mm	1	1	-	-	-	490	-	-	Kitchener…
DRI Distance from tip of rostrum to internal nares	Hazelbeach, UK	mm	1	-	-	1	-	408	-	-	Kitchener…
DRI Distance from tip of rostrum to internal nares	Île de Ré, France	mm	1	1	-	-	-	410	-	-	Kitchener…
GPR Greatest preorbital width	Dakar, Senegal	mm	5	5	-	-	343	-	457	-	Kitchener…
GPR Greatest preorbital width	Hazelbeach, UK	mm	1	-	-	1	-	427	-	-	Kitchener…
GPR Greatest preorbital width	Virginia, USA	mm	1	1	-	-	-	439	-	-	Kitchener…
GPS Greatest postorbital width	Dakar, Senegal	mm	5	5	-	-	375	-	488	-	Kitchener…
GPS Greatest postorbital width	Hazelbeach, UK	mm	1	-	-	1	-	464	-	-	Kitchener…
GPS Greatest postorbital width	Île de Ré, France	mm	1	1	-	-	-	480	-	-	Kitchener…
GWZ Greatest width across zygomatic processes at squamosal	Florida, USA	mm	5	5	-	-	393	-	501	-	Kitchener…
GWZ Greatest width across zygomatic processes at squamosal	Dakar, Senegal	mm	5	5	-	-	380	-	450	-	Kitchener…
GWZ Greatest width across zygomatic processes at squamosal	Hazelbeach, UK	mm	1	-	-	1	-	464	-	-	Kitchener…
GWZ Greatest width across zygomatic processes at squamosal	Île de Ré, France	mm	1	1	-	-	-	525	-	-	Kitchener…
LLM Greatest length of left ramus	Hazelbeach, UK	mm	1	-	-	1	-	525	-	-	Kitchener…
LLM Greatest length of left ramus	Virginia, USA	mm	1	1	-	-	-	525	-	-	Kitchener…
LLTR Length of lower left tooth row	Florida, USA	mm	5	5	-	-	138	-	188	-	Kitchener…
LLTR Length of lower left tooth row	Hazelbeach, UK	mm	1	-	-	1	-	136	-	-	Kitchener…
LLTR Length of lower left tooth row	Virginia, USA	mm	1	1	-	-	-	145	-	-	Kitchener…
LPL Length of upper left toothrow from hindmost alveolus to rostrum tip	Hazelbeach, UK	mm	1	-	-	1	-	145	-	-	Kitchener…
LPL Length of upper left toothrow from hindmost alveolus to rostrum tip	Île de Ré, France	mm	1	1	-	-	-	190	-	-	Kitchener…
LR Length of rostrum	Florida, USA	mm	5	5	-	-	283	-	333	-	Kitchener…
LR Length of rostrum	Dakar, Senegal	mm	5	5	-	-	262	-	321	-	Kitchener…
LR Length of rostrum	Florida and Virginia, USA	mm	4	4	-	-	316	-	353	-	Kitchener…
LR Length of rostrum	Hazelbeach, UK	mm	1	-	-	1	-	329	-	-	Kitchener…
LR Length of rostrum	Virginia, USA	mm	1	1	-	-	-	325	-	-	Kitchener…
LR Length of rostrum	Île de Ré, France	mm	1	1	-	-	-	350	-	-	Kitchener…
LSO Least supraorbital width	Florida, USA	mm	5	5	-	-	349	-	460	-	Kitchener…
LSO Least supraorbital width	Hazelbeach, UK	mm	1	-	-	1	-	410	-	-	Kitchener…
LSO Least supraorbital width	Île de Ré, France	mm	1	1	-	-	-	530	-	-	Kitchener…
WBR Width of rostrum base	Dakar, Senegal	mm	5	5	-	-	212	-	266	-	Kitchener…
WBR Width of rostrum base	Florida and Virginia, USA	mm	4	4	-	-	262	-	317	-	Kitchener…
WBR Width of rostrum base	Hazelbeach, UK	mm	1	-	-	1	-	262	-	-	Kitchener…
WBR Width of rostrum base	Virginia, USA	mm	1	1	-	-	-	262	-	-	Kitchener…
WBR Width of rostrum base	Île de Ré, France	mm	1	1	-	-	-	285	-	-	Kitchener…
WPM Width of premaxillaries at midlength of rostrum	Dakar, Senegal	mm	5	5	-	-	163	-	198	-	Kitchener…
WPM Width of premaxillaries at midlength of rostrum	Florida and Virginia, USA	mm	4	4	-	-	229	-	274	-	Kitchener…
WPM Width of premaxillaries at midlength of rostrum	Hazelbeach, UK	mm	1	-	-	1	-	205	-	-	Kitchener…
WPM Width of premaxillaries at midlength of rostrum	Virginia, USA	mm	1	1	-	-	-	174	-	-	Kitchener…
WPM Width of premaxillaries at midlength of rostrum	Île de Ré, France	mm	1	1	-	-	-	212	-	-	Kitchener…
WRM Width of rostrum at midlength	Florida, USA	mm	5	5	-	-	159	-	221	-	Kitchener…
WRM Width of rostrum at midlength	Dakar, Senegal	mm	5	5	-	-	171	-	206	-	Kitchener…
WRM Width of rostrum at midlength	Florida and Virginia, USA	mm	4	4	-	-	231	-	269	-	Kitchener…
WRM Width of rostrum at midlength	Hazelbeach, UK	mm	1	-	-	1	-	212	-	-	Kitchener…
WRM Width of rostrum at midlength	Virginia, USA	mm	1	1	-	-	-	210	-	-	Kitchener…
WRM Width of rostrum at midlength	Île de Ré, France	mm	1	1	-	-	-	233	-	-	Kitchener…

^b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Globicephala macrorhynchus.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Globicephala macrorhynchus	Slater,G. J., 2010, Diversity versus disparity and the radiation of modern cetaceans, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Globicephala macrorhynchus	Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos MamÃƒÂferos do Brasil 2Ã‚Âª EdiÃƒÂ§ÃƒÂ£o Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Globicephala macrorhynchus	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Globicephala macrorhynchus	Kitchener, A.C., Hantke, G., Penrose, R.S., Perkins, M.W. and Deaville, R., 2022. First recorded stranding of a short-finned pilot whale, Globicephala macrorhynchus, in Britain. MAMMAL COMMUNICATIONS Volume 8	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted

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