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Peponocephala electra   (Gray, 1846)

Melon-headed whale

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed.
Peponocephala electra  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Peponocephala electra

Suriname country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments:
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ns.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.caricom-fisheries.com/suriname
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber, 1993
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Breitschnabeldelphin, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Namen | Synonyme | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Cetartiodactyla () > Delphinidae (marine or true dolphins)

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

Pelagisch; standorttreu (Ref. 75906); tiefenbereich 0 - 1815 m (Ref. 116169).   Tropical; 17°C - 28°C (Ref. 75906); 90°N - 90°S, 180°W - 180°E

Verbreitung Länder | FAO Gebiete | Ecosystems | Vorkommen | Einführungen

Atlantic Ocean and Indo-Pacific. Tropical to temperate.

Length at first maturity / Size / Gewicht / Alter

Maturity: Lm 257.0  range ? - ? cm Max length : 275 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 936); max. veröff. Gewicht: 275.0 kg (Ref. 1394)

Biologie     Fachlexikon (Englisch) (z.B. epibenthic)

Forms large social groups. Feeds on deep waters (Ref. 122680), on squid and small fish (Ref. 1394).

Life cycle and mating behavior Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven

Calving was estimated to have a 2-year interval (Ref. 97371).

Hauptreferenz Referenzen | Koordinator | Partner

Tan, J.M.L. 1995. (Ref. 936)

IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)

  nicht bedroht (LC) ; Date assessed: 14 February 2019

CITES Status (Ref. 108899)

Appendix II: International trade monitored

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Nutzung durch Menschen

Fischereien: kommerziell
FAO - Fischereien: Artbeschreibung | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Internet Quellen

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Fischereien: Artbeschreibung; publication : search) | GenBank (Genom, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Gehe zu, Suchen) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 2.5 - 14.4, mean 4.9 (based on 3755 cells).
Verwundbarkeit (Ref. 71543): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
Preiskategorie (Ref. 80766): Unknown.