Common names from other countries
Classification / Names / Names
Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
Pelagico; oceanodromo (Ref. 75906); distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 230 m (Ref. 1005). Tropical; 90°N - 90°S, 180°W - 180°E
Circumglobal except the Arctic: Balaenoptera physalus physalus: Svalbard, Barents Sea, North Carolina, Portugal, Cantabrian Sea, Newfoundland, Gulf of Mexico, Greater Antilles, Faroe Islands, Norway, Canary Islands, Sea of Okhotsk, Kuril Islands, Bering Sea, Chukchi Sea, Gulf of Alaska, Sea of Japan, Japan, Taiwan, Ogasawara, Hawaii, California, Baja California, Gulf of California; Balaenoptera physalus quoyi: Ross Ice Shelf, Brazil, Gabon, Angola, Namibia, South Africa, Madagascar, Western Australia, New Zealand, Colombia, Peru, Chile (Ref. 1522).
Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 2,700 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 1394); Peso massimo pubblicato: 75.0 t (Ref. 1394)
The largest of the fin whales. Seen near shore, most commonly where deep water approaches the coast. Feeds on small invertebrates, schooling fishes, and squid. They are active lunge feeders (Ref. 1394). They are preyed upon by great white sharks (Ref. 32140). Following depletion of blue whale stocks, whalers shifted their attention to fin whales. Populations everywhere were substantially reduced. At present the worldwide population does not seem to appear in any immediate danger (Ref. 1394). Minimum depth from Ref. 116169.
Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber. 1993. (Ref. 1394)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Human uses
Pesca: commerciale
FAO - pesca: landings, species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us
Strumenti
Fonti Internet
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 0.2 - 4.6, mean 1.5 (based on 25596 cells).
Resilienza
Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (K=0.25-0.27; tm=17.5).
Vulnerability
Very high vulnerability (76 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.