Mammalia |
Cetartiodactyla |
Balaenidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic. Temperate; 90°N - 10°N, 180°W - 180°E
Northern Pacific: Alaska and Japan. Temperate to tropical waters. [Northeast Pacific population: IUCN 2010 (Ref. 84930): CR, D.]
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Bisby, F.A., M.A. Ruggiero, K.L. Wilson, M. Cachuela-Palacio, S.W. Kimani, Y.R. Roskov, A. Soulier-Perkins and J. van Hertum. 2005. (Ref. 19)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
| FishSource | Sea Around Us
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Trophic EcologyFood items
Diet
Food consumption
Ration
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowthAge/SizeLength-weightLength-lengthLength-frequenciesMass conversionRecruitmentAbundance Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvaeLarval dynamics Human RelatedAquaculture profile
Stamps, Coins Misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 0.9 - 19, mean 6 (based on 4144 cells).
Price category
Unknown.