Physeter macrocephalus, Sperm whale : fisheries

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Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758

Sperm whale

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050

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Physeter macrocephalus AquaMaps Data sources: GBIF OBIS

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Physeter macrocephalus

Chile country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: C: Ref. 90841; M: Ref. 1394.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ci.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber, 1993
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Balyena, ... more

Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Cetartiodactyla () > Physeteridae (sperm whales)

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Οικολογία

Πελαγικό(ά); ωκεανόδρομο(ς) (Αναφ. 75906); εύρος βάθους 0 - 3200 m (Αναφ. 1005), usually 500 - 500 m (Αναφ. 75906). Tropical; 90°N - 90°S, 180°W - 180°E

Distribution Χώρες | Περιοχές FAO | Οικοσυστήματα | Παρουσίες | Εισαγωγές

Circumglobal.

Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ?, range 830 - 920 cm Max length : 2,400 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Αναφ. 99323); 1200 cm TL (female); μεγ. δημοσιευμένο βάρος: 57.0 t (Αναφ. 1394)

Largest sperm whale (Ref. 1394). Sperm whaling has a long history. The most intense periods were the Yankee whaling era of the 1800s and the factory ship whaling of the 20th century. Recent findings of studies on social behavior and breeding undermine assumptions in the models on which exploitation and management have long been based. Certain populations have been depleted, but the sperm whale remains the most abundant of all the great whales (Great whales generally include the sperm whale and all baleen whales, except the pygmy right whale) (Ref. 1394). Maximum size of female species based from Ref. 1394. Deep divers. Feeds on squids, octopuses (Ref. 1394), sharks, demersal rays, and bony fishes (Ref. 122680). Forms strong social bonds (Ref. 122680). Feeding strategy involves synchronized, individual hunting for non-schooling prey such as deep-sea squids (Ref. 130961).

Life cycle and mating behavior Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Eggs | Γονιμότητα | Larvae

Mature females live in socially cohesive groups of 10-30 individuals which include immature males and females and within is a communal suckling and caring of the young. Also, males leave the group at the age of 6 (Ref. 97765).

Main reference Αναφορές | Συντονιστής | Συνεργάτες

Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber. 1993. (Αναφ. 1394)

IUCN Red List Status (Αναφ. 130435: Version 2024-2)

Ευάλωτο, βλέπε Κόκκινη Λίστα (VU) (A1d); Date assessed: 30 June 2008

CITES status (Αναφ. 108899)

Appendix I: International trade banned

CMS (Αναφ. 116361)

Appendix I & II: Endangered migratory species conserved through agreements

Human uses

αλιεία: Εμπορικό(ά)
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Περισσότερες πληροφορίες

Χώρες
Περιοχές FAO
Οικοσυστήματα
Παρουσίες
Εισαγωγές
Stocks
Οικολογία
Σύσταση δίαιτας
Τροφικά αντικείμενα

Κοινά ονόματα
Συνώνυμα
Θηρευτές
Αναπαραγωγή
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση
Γεννοβολία
Γονιμότητα
Eggs
Egg development

Max. ages / sizes
Αύξηση
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Μορφολογία
Larvae
Αφθονία

Αναφορές
Mass conversion

Συνεργάτες
Φωτογραφίες

Διαδικτυακές πηγές

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 0.3 - 3.8, mean 1.7 (based on 39945 cells).

Ελαστικότητα (Αναφ. 69278) Χαμηλό, ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού 4,5 - 14 έτη (K=0.05-0.16; tm=10).

Vulnerability (Αναφ. 71543): Very high vulnerability (83 of 100).

Price category (Αναφ. 80766): Unknown.

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