Japan 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: It was caught in small scale catches (Ref. 1394). Known from Chiba prefecture on the east coast of Honshu (Ref. 1522). C: Ref. 1522, 1394, M: Ref. 1394.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.maff.go.jp/eindex.html
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber, 1993
National Database:

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Classification / Names / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Cetartiodactyla () > Kogiidae (pygmy and dwarf sperm whales)

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

Pélagique; non migrateur (Ref. 75906); profondeur 0 - 1989 m (Ref. 116169). Tropical; 90°N - 90°S, 180°W - 180°E

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean. Tropical to warm temperate zones.

Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: L_m ?, range 210 - 220 cm Max length : 270 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 1394); poids max. publié: 210.0 kg (Ref. 1394)

Usually in deeper offshore waters. Typically in groups of less than 5 individuals (Ref. 801). Feeds on deep water cephalopods (Refs. 801, 1394) and crustaceans (Ref. 122680).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

Females may become pregnant in successive breeding seasons. Mating occurs in summer. Calving lasts over 5 months (Ref. 97768).

Référence principale Références | Coordinateur | Collaborateurs

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

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 13 February 2020

statut CITES (Ref. 108899)

Appendix II: International trade monitored

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Utilisations par l'homme

Pêcheries: commercial
FAO - pêcheries: landings, species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 2.4 - 13.9, mean 4.5 (based on 4397 cells).

Vulnérabilité (Ref. 71543): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).

Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Kogia sima (Owen, 1866)