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Mesoplodon traversii (Gray, 1874)
Spade-toothed beaked whale| Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 |
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Mammalia | Cetartiodactyla | Ziphiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Pelagic. Subtropical; 0°N - 90°S, 158°E - 50°W
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Pacific Ocean and the Antarctic: New Zealand, Chile and Juan Fernandez.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Short description Morphology
It is distinguished by its prominent melon, and the dark gray or black coloration of the rostrum. It also has a dark eye-patch, white belly and dark flippers.
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Main reference
References | Coordinator | Collaborators
van Helden, A.L., A.N. Baker, M.L. Dalebout, J.C. Reyes, K. van Waerebeek and S.C. Baker. 2002. (Ref. 7801)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 23 August 2020
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Appendix II: International trade monitored
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(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): 2.4 - 9.8, mean 4.2 (based on 1066 cells).
Price category
(Ref. 80766):
Unknown.