Sierra Leone country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sl.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber, 1993
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Fin whale, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Cetartiodactyla () > Balaenopteridae (rorquals, finback whales)

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

Pelagiska; havsvandrande (Ref. 75906); djupintervall 0 - 230 m (Ref. 1005). Tropical; 90°N - 90°S, 180°W - 180°E

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

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 / Vikt / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 2,700 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 1394); publicerad maxvikt: 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.

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

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

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Sårbar, se IUCNs rödlista (VU) (A1d); Date assessed: 04 February 2018

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Appendix I: International trade banned

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Appendix I & II: Endangered migratory species conserved through agreements

Human uses

Fiskeri: kommersiell
FAO - fiskeri: landings, species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 0.2 - 4.6, mean 1.5 (based on 25596 cells).

Resiliens (Ref. 69278) Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (K=0.25-0.27; tm=17.5).

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Very high vulnerability (76 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758)