Balaenoptera bonaerensis, Antarctic minke whale : fisheries

Balaenoptera bonaerensis   Burmeister, 1867

Antarctic minke whale

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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Mammalia | Cetartiodactyla | Balaenopteridae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

.  Polar; 0°N - 90°S, 180°W - 180°E

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Antarctic. Polar, tropical.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 840 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 79551); 890 cm TL (female); publicerad maxvikt: 6.8 t (Ref. 79551); publicerad maxvikt: 6.8 t

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Feeds mainly on krill offshore; and other prey items such as amphipods and fish. Their prey species varies geographically. Reports suggests a bimodal diurnal feeding rhythm with a primary peak in the early morning and a secondary one in the late evening. It takes 8 hours to digest their stomach contents (Ref. 79551). Feeds mainly on krill offshore; and other prey items such as amphipods and fish. Their prey species varies geographically. Reports suggests a bimodal diurnal feeding rhythm with a primary peak in the early morning and a secondary one in the late evening. It takes 8 hours to digest their stomach contents (Ref. 79551).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Rice, D.W. 1998. (Ref. 1522)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Near Threatened (NT) (A2b); Date assessed: 02 January 2018

CITES status (Ref. 108899)


CMS (Ref. 116361)


Threat to humans

Human uses

Fiskeri: kommersiell
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Ekologi
Population dynamics
Tillväxt
Max. ages / sizes
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Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundans
Life cycle
Reproduktion
Könsmognad
Fecundity
Lek
Eggs
Egg development
Larvae
Distribution
Physiology
Syreförbrukning
Human Related
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Outreach
Taxonomy
referenser

Internet-källor

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, sök) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 0.2 - 7, mean 1.7 (based on 1721 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Very high vulnerability (80 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.