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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Previous occurrence from map (Ref. 1394, p. 53) is confirmed by Ref. 1522. Reported as Balaenoptera physalus physalus in Sanriku coast of Honshu during summer; and in southern Honshu and Bonin Islands during winter (Ref. 1522). C: Refs. 8412, 1522, M: Ref. 1394.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Rice, D.W., 1998
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Fin whale, ... more

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> Cetartiodactyla () > Balaenopteridae (rorquals, finback whales)

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

Pelagisch; ozeanodrom (Ref. 75906); tiefenbereich 0 - 230 m (Ref. 1005). Tropical; 90°N - 90°S, 180°W - 180°E

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Circumglobal except the Arctic: Balaenoptera physalus physalus: Svalbard, Barents Sea, North Carolina, Portugal, Cantabrian Sea, Newfoundland, Gulf of Mexico, Greater Antilles, Faroe Islands, Norway, Canary Islands, Sea of Okhotsk, Kuril Islands, Bering Sea, Chukchi Sea, Gulf of Alaska, Sea of Japan, Japan, Taiwan, Ogasawara, Hawaii, California, Baja California, Gulf of California; Balaenoptera physalus quoyi: Ross Ice Shelf, Brazil, Gabon, Angola, Namibia, South Africa, Madagascar, Western Australia, New Zealand, Colombia, Peru, Chile (Ref. 1522).

Length at first maturity / Size / Gewicht / Alter

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 2,700 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 1394); max. veröff. Gewicht: 75.0 t (Ref. 1394)

The largest of the fin whales. Seen near shore, most commonly where deep water approaches the coast. Feeds on small invertebrates, schooling fishes, and squid. They are active lunge feeders (Ref. 1394). They are preyed upon by great white sharks (Ref. 32140). Following depletion of blue whale stocks, whalers shifted their attention to fin whales. Populations everywhere were substantially reduced. At present the worldwide population does not seem to appear in any immediate danger (Ref. 1394). Minimum depth from Ref. 116169. Seen near shore, most commonly where deep water approaches the coast (Ref. 1394). Commonly in groups of 2 to 7 individuals (Ref. 801). Feeds on small I krill (Ref. 122680), invertebrates, schooling fishes, and squid. They are active lunge feeders (Refs. 1394, 122680).

Hauptreferenz Referenzen | Koordinator | Partner

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

IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)

gefährdet, siehe IUCN Red List (VU) (A1d); Date assessed: 04 February 2018

CITES Status (Ref. 108899)

Appendix I: International trade banned

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Appendix I & II: Endangered migratory species conserved through agreements

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 0.2 - 4.6, mean 1.5 (based on 25596 cells).

Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref. 69278) mittel, Verdopplung der Population dauert 1,4 - 4,4 Jahre. (K=0.25-0.27; tm=17.5).

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

Preiskategorie (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758)