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Mesoplodon densirostris (Blainville, 1817)
Blainville's beaked 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. |
| Mesoplodon densirostris AquaMaps Data sources: GBIF OBIS |
![Image of Mesoplodon densirostris (Blainville\](/images/thumbnails/jpg/Tn_Meden_u0.jpg "Image of Mesoplodon densirostris (Blainville\")
Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Mammalia | Cetartiodactyla | Ziphiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Pelagic; non-migratory (Ref. 75906); depth range 0 - 2014 m (Ref. 116169). Tropical; 90°N - 90°S, 180°W - 180°E
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Atlantic Ocean, Indo-Pacific, Mediterranean and the Arctic. Tropical, temperate waters around the world (Ref. 1522).
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 470 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1394); max. published weight: 1.0 t (Ref. 1394)
Found mostly offshore in deep waters. Feeds squid and fish (Ref. 1394); deepwater species (Ref. 936).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Main reference
References | Coordinator | Collaborators
Tan, J.M.L. 1995. (Ref. 936)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 23 August 2020
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Appendix II: International trade monitored
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Fisheries: landings | FishSource | Sea Around Us
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Trophic Ecology
Ecology
Population dynamics
Life cycle
Distribution
Human Related
Aquaculture profile
Stamps, Coins Misc.
Stamps, Coins Misc.
Outreach
Taxonomy
References
Internet sources
BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Fisheries: ; publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, Search) | Zoological Record
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref. 115969): 1.6 - 4.7, mean 2.5 (based on 7974 cells).
Price category
(Ref. 80766):
Unknown.