Physeter macrocephalus, Sperm whale : fisheries
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Physeter macrocephalus   Linnaeus, 1758

Sperm whale

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Bahamas 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/bf.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.caricom-fisheries.com/bahamas-fisheries
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber, 1993
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classificatie / Namen Lokale namen | Synoniemen | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Mammalia | Cetartiodactyla | Physeteridae

Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied Ecologie

Pelagisch; oceanodroom (Ref. 75906); diepte 0 - 3200 m (Ref. 1005), usually 500 - 500 m (Ref. 75906).  Tropical; 90°N - 90°S, 180°W - 180°E

Verspreiding Territories | FAO regio's | Ecosystemen | Voorkomen | Introducties

Circumglobal.

Lengte bij maturiteit / Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturiteit: Lm ?, range 830 - 920 cm Max length : 2,400 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 99323); 1200 cm TL (female); max. gepubliceerd gewicht: 57.0 t (Ref. 1394)

Biologie     Verklarende woordenlijst (bv. epibenthisch)

Largest sperm whale (Ref. 1394). Sperm whaling has a long history. The most intense periods were the Yankee whaling era of the 1800s and the factory ship whaling of the 20th century. Recent findings of studies on social behavior and breeding undermine assumptions in the models on which exploitation and management have long been based. Certain populations have been depleted, but the sperm whale remains the most abundant of all the great whales (Great whales generally include the sperm whale and all baleen whales, except the pygmy right whale) (Ref. 1394). Maximum size of female species based from Ref. 1394. Deep divers. Feeds on squids, octopuses (Ref. 1394), sharks, demersal rays, and bony fishes (Ref. 122680). Forms strong social bonds (Ref. 122680). Feeding strategy involves synchronized, individual hunting for non-schooling prey such as deep-sea squids (Ref. 130961).

Levenscyclus en paargedrag Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven

Mature females live in socially cohesive groups of 10-30 individuals which include immature males and females and within is a communal suckling and caring of the young. Also, males leave the group at the age of 6 (Ref. 97765).

Hoofdreferentie Referenties | Coördinator | Medewerkers

Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber. 1993. (Ref. 1394)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))

  Kwetsbaar (VU) (A1d); Date assessed: 30 June 2008

CITES status (Ref. 108899)


CMS (Ref. 116361)


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Gebruik door de mens

Visserij: commercieel
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Levenscyclus
Voortplanting
Maturiteit
Fecunditeit
Paaien
Eieren
Ontwikkeling van de eieren
Larven
Fysiologie
Zuurstofverbruik
Menselijk gerelateerd
Postzegels, munten, diversen.
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Referenties

Internetbronnen

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(visserij: soortsprofiel; publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genoom, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (ga naar, zoek) | Zoological Record

Schattingen op basis van modellen

Gewenste temperatuur (Ref. 115969): 0.3 - 3.8, mean 1.7 (based on 39945 cells).
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 69278): laag, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 4,5-14 jaar (K=0.05-0.16; tm=10).
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 71543): Very high vulnerability (83 of 100).
Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766): Unknown.