Mammalia |
Cetartiodactyla |
Ziphiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic-oceanic. Polar; 0°N - 90°S, 180°W - 180°E
Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Antarctic: South America.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 975 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1394)
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).
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: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Fisheries: species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us
Tools
More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 0.2 - 3, mean 1.6 (based on 4031 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.