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 Ecologia

Pelagico.  Subtropical; 0°N - 90°S, 158°E - 50°W

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Introduzioni

Pacific Ocean and the Antarctic: New Zealand, Chile and Juan Fernandez.

Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Short description Morfologia

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.

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

Main reference Bibliografia | Coordinatore | Collaboratori

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 2024-1)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 23 August 2020

CITES status (Ref. 108899)


CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

Human uses

Pesca: commerciale
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Strumenti

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Ecology
Ecologia
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Accrescimento
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Reclutamento
Abbondanza
Life cycle
Riproduzione
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Fecundity
Deposizione
Uova
Egg development
Larve
Dinamica popolazioni larvali
Distribution
Human Related
Profilo di acquacoltura
Stamps, Coins Misc.
Outreach
References

Fonti Internet

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, ricerca) | 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.