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Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Blue whale| Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 |
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| This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed. |
| Balaenoptera musculus AquaMaps Data sources: GBIF OBIS |
United States (contiguous states) 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: Previous occurrence from map (Ref. 1394, p. 51) is confirmed by Ref. 1522. Reported as Balaenoptera musculus musculus in California (Ref. 1522). C: Ref. 1522, M: Ref. 1394.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Rice, D.W., 1998
National Database:
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Previous occurrence from map (Ref. 1394, p. 51) is confirmed by Ref. 1522. Reported as Balaenoptera musculus musculus in California (Ref. 1522). C: Ref. 1522, M: Ref. 1394.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Rice, D.W., 1998
National Database:
Common names from other countries
Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Οικολογία
Πελαγικό(ά); ωκεανόδρομο(ς) (Αναφ. 75906); εύρος βάθους 80 - 500 m (Αναφ. 1005). Polar; 90°N - 90°S, 180°W - 180°E
Distribution Χώρες | Περιοχές FAO | Οικοσυστήματα | Παρουσίες | Εισαγωγές
North Atlantic and North Pacific: Balaenoptera musculus musculus.
North Atlantic [IUCN 2010 (Ref. 84930): VU, D1] and North Pacific [IUCN 2010 (Ref. 84930): LR/cd.
Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 3,300 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Αναφ. 99323); μεγ. δημοσιευμένο βάρος: 160.0 t (Αναφ. 1394)
The largest whales of the world's oceans. They can be seen from the equator to the pack ice edges in both hemispheres, with most poleward intrusions in both hemispheres in summer. Some are resident, others are migratory. Feeds on krill (Ref. 1394). Feeds at depths less than 100 m (Ref. 1005). From the time faster catcher boats and explosive harpoons made them catchable, blue whales were hunted relentlessly from the late 19th through the mid 20th centuries. As the largest whales, they were the most sought after of the rorquals. Although most populations remain well below pre-exploitation levels, some stocks (such as those that feed off California) have shown encouraging signs of recovery since protection by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in 1965. At least in the eastern North Atlantic and the eastern North Pacific, numbers appear to be on the rise (Ref. 1394). In general, they occur in coastal, shelf, and oceanic waters (Ref. 122680). They can be seen from the equator to the pack ice edges in both hemispheres, with most poleward intrusions in both hemispheres in summer. Some are resident, others are migratory (Ref. 1394). Known as 'gulpers,' feeding in separate events, often lunging at large schools of fish (Ref. 122680). Feeds on krill (Ref. 1394). Feeds at depths less than 100 m (Ref. 1005).
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)
Endangered (EN) (A1abd); Date assessed: 16 March 2018
CITES status (Αναφ. 108899)
Appendix I: International trade banned
CMS (Αναφ. 116361)
Appendix I: Endangered migratory species
Human uses
αλιεία: Εμπορικό(ά)
FAO - αλιεία: landings, species profile | FishSource | Η θάλασσα γύρω μας
Εργαλεία
Περισσότερες πληροφορίες
Διαδικτυακές πηγές
BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(αλιεία: species profile; publication : search) | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Δέντρο Ζωής | Wikipedia (Go, αναζήτηση) | Zoological Record
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref. 115969): 0.2 - 3.3, mean 1.6 (based on 32832 cells).
Ελαστικότητα
(Αναφ. 69278)
Χαμηλό, ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού 4,5 - 14 έτη (K=0.08-0.09; tm=11).
Price category
(Αναφ. 80766):
Unknown.