Monodon monoceros   Linnaeus, 1758

Narwhal

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Mammalia | Cetartiodactyla | Monodontidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Pelagic; depth range 0 - 1500 m (Ref. 122879).  Polar; 90°N - 90°S, 180°W - 180°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Northern Atlantic and the Arctic.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm 340.0  range ? - ? cm Max length : 470 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1394); 420 cm TL (female); max. published weight: 1.6 t (Ref. 1394); max. reported age: 115 years (Ref. 75223)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Feeds in deep water and possible near the bottom (Ref. 1394), exceeding 1500 meters (Ref. 122879). Feeds on fish, squid, and shrimp (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: 03 July 2017

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Appendix II: International trade monitored

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Appendix II: Migratory species conserved through agreements

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Fisheries: landings, species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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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): -1.6 - 3.4, mean 0 (based on 3509 cells).
Resilience (Ref. 69278): Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (K=0.03-0.16; tmax=115).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Very high vulnerability (85 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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