Caperea marginata (Gray, 1846)
Pygmy right whale
Caperea marginata
photo by FAO

Family:  Neobalaenidae (pygmy right whales)
Max. size:  610 cm TL (male/unsexed); 650 cm TL (female); max.weight: 3,200 kg
Environment:  pelagic; marine
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific, Southern Atlantic and the Antarctic: South Atlantic at 33°40'S, 00°56'E, and at 32°56'S, 12°42'E (Ref. 1522), Southern Hemisphere, between the Antarctic Convergence (Ref. 1394).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Feeds on copepods (Ref. 1394).
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 04 January 2018 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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