Family: |
Ziphiidae (beaked whales) |
Max. size: |
975 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
Environment: |
pelagic-oceanic; marine |
Distribution: |
Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Antarctic: South America. |
Diagnosis: |
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Biology: |
Inhabits deep cold temperate and subpolar waters of the Southern Hemisphere. Feeds on benthic and pelagic fishes and cephalopods. Found in deep cold temperate and subpolar waters of the Southern Hemisphere. Feeds on benthic and pelagic fishes and cephalopods (Ref. 1394). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
(LC); Date assessed: 23 August 2020 Ref. 123251)
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Threat to humans: |
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Country info: |
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