American Black-Fish vs

Globicephala melas compared with Sphingobium ummariense

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Black-Fish
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Globicephala	Sphingobium
Species	Globicephala melas	Sphingobium ummariense

Conservation Status

American Black-Fish

NE — Not Evaluated

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 Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

American Black-Fish

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

Sphingobium ummariense is a Gram-negative aerobic bacterium first described from Ummari, India, reflecting its geographic isolation locality. It inhabits tropical soils of South Asia. This chemoheterotrophic rod degrades aromatic compounds and other organic substrates in warm terrestrial environments.