American Black-Fish vs

Globicephala melas compared with Limnothrix vacuolifera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Black-Fish
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cyanobacteriia
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Pseudanabaenales (Pseudanabaenales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Pseudanabaenaceae
Genus	Globicephala	Limnothrix
Species	Globicephala melas	Limnothrix vacuolifera

Conservation Status

American Black-Fish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Black-Fish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Black-Fish

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Venezuela.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden.

American Black-Fish

The American Black-Fish (Globicephala melas) is a species in the genus Globicephala. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Limnothrix vacuolifera is a planktonic filamentous cyanobacterium that possesses gas vacuoles enabling buoyancy regulation in the water column of freshwater lakes. It forms thin, unbranched trichomes and is found in eutrophic standing water bodies. Its conservation status is not evaluated.