Blackfish
Globicephala melas
Category: Whales & Dolphins
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Cetartiodactyla
- Family
- Delphinidae
- Genus
- Globicephala
Where to Find
Found in 25 diving areas across 13 countries and 4 regions.
- South Australia, Australia - 6 records
- Victoria, Australia - 29 records
- Bay of Islands, New Zealand - 3 records
- Cape Town & Western Cape, South Africa - 5 records
- Corsica, France - 31 records
- Marseille & Calanques, France - 42 records
- Silfra & Thingvellir, Iceland - 3 records
- Strytan & North Iceland, Iceland - 63 records
- South Coast, Ireland - 92 records
- West Coast, Ireland - 67 records
- Portofino & Liguria, Italy - 11 records
- Sardinia, Italy - 2 records
- Al Hoceima, Morocco - 280 records
- Algarve & Berlengas, Portugal - 1 records
- Azores, Portugal - 43 records
- Cabo de Palos, Spain - 10 records
- West Coast (Gothenburg), Sweden - 3 records
- Cornwall & Devon, United Kingdom - 209 records
- Northumberland & Northeast, United Kingdom - 9 records
- Scapa Flow, Orkney, United Kingdom - 460 records
- Scottish East Coast & Borders, United Kingdom - 160 records
- Scottish West Coast, United Kingdom - 19 records
- New Brunswick & Bay of Fundy, Canada - 2 records
- Newfoundland, Canada - 338 records
- Nova Scotia, Canada - 25 records