Mammalia |
Cetartiodactyla |
Ziphiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic. Temperate; 0°N - 90°S, 70°W - 150°W
Atlantic Ocean, Indo-Pacific and the Antarctic. Temperate, subtropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 430 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1394); 440 cm TL (female)
Feeds on squid (Ref. 1394). Feeds on squid (Ref. 1394).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber. 1993. (Ref. 1394)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Fisheries: species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us
Tools
More information
Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 0.9 - 2.6, mean 1.5 (based on 5628 cells).
Vulnerability
Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.