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Mesoplodon peruvianus Reyes, Mead & Van Waerebeek, 1991
Pygmy 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 peruvianus AquaMaps Data sources: GBIF OBIS |
Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Mammalia | Cetartiodactyla | Ziphiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Pelagic. Subtropical; 90°N - 90°S, 180°W - 60°W
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Pacific Ocean: Mexico and Peru.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 370 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1394)
Feeds on small mid-water fishes, oceanic squid and shrimps (Ref. 1394).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Main reference
References | Coordinator | Collaborators
Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber. 1993. (Ref. 1394)
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: species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us
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Food consumption
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Growth
Age/Size
Length-weight
Length-length
Length-frequencies
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Age/Size
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Length-length
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Spawning
Eggs
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Larval dynamics
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Spawning
Eggs
Egg development
Larvae
Larval dynamics
Distribution
Human Related
Aquaculture profile
Stamps, Coins Misc.
Stamps, Coins Misc.
Outreach
Taxonomy
References
Internet sources
BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Fisheries: species profile; 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): 1.8 - 4, mean 2.2 (based on 189 cells).
Price category
(Ref. 80766):
Unknown.