Mammalia |
Cetartiodactyla |
Ziphiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic. Temperate; 90°N - 0°S, 180°W - 180°E
Pacific Ocean and the Arctic: Northern Pacific Basin (Ref. 1394), Subarctic waters of the Northern Pacific (Ref. 1522). Cold temperate and subarctic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 530 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1394)
Found on the continental slope and oceanic waters. Feeds on squid (Ref. 1394). Found on the continental slope and oceanic waters. Feeds on squid (Ref. 1394).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber. 1993. (Ref. 1394)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Fisheries: landings, species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us
Tools
More information
Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 0.2 - 5.4, mean 2.3 (based on 1025 cells).
Vulnerability
Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.