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Megaptera novaeangliae   (Borowski, 1781)

Humpback whale

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United States (contiguous states) 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: Previous occurrence from map (Ref. 1394, p. 61) is confirmed by Ref. 1522. Known from eastern and western United States (Ref. 1522, 3753). C: Refs. 1522, 3753, 94794, 97530; M: Ref. 1394.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Rice, D.W., 1998
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names / Names ชื่อสามัญ | ชื่อพ้อง | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

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

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

ผิวน้ำ; สัตว์น้ำที่อาศัยและอพยพภายในทะเลเท่านั้น (Ref. 75906); ระดับความลึก 0 - 616 m (Ref. 83346).   Tropical; 90°N - 90°S, 180°W - 180°E

การแพร่กระจาย ประเทศต่างๆ | พื้นที่จำแนกตาม FAO | ระบบนิเวศหลายระบบ | การปรากฏขึ้น,การเกิดขึ้น,พบ | การแนะนำ

Circumglobal. [Arabian Sea population: EN, D; Oceania population: EN, A1ad: IUCN 2010 (Ref. 84930)].

Length at first maturity / ขนาด / น้ำหนัก / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 1,890 cm TL เพศผู้/กระเทย; (Ref. 936); น้ำหนักสูงสุดที่มีการรายงาน: 35.0 t (Ref. 1394)

ชีววิทยา     ภาคผนวก (เช่น epibenthic)

They migrate from tropics (breeding areas) to polar or sub-polar regions, reaching the ice edges in both hemispheres (feeding areas); their migrations take them through oceanic zones (Ref. 1394). Maximum depth from Ref. 122827. Feed and breed in coastal waters, often near human population centres, and this helps make them one of the most familiar of the large whales. Feeds on krill and small schooling fish (Ref. 1394). According to a study in the Philippines, Babuyan Islands (121°36’00", 19°18’00) was verified as a breeding ground for this species, and humpback whale songs were recorded during this season. Social groups observed were lone adult, mother-calf pairs, two adults, mother-calf-escort, and a surface active mating group of 3 to 4 individuals (Ref. 77119). Adults length 1600 cm in Ref. 1394. Threats to this species are dynamite and cyanide fishing, pollution, and intrusion of foreign commercial fishing vessels (Ref. 77119), unregulated fishing activities of Taiwanese vessels, i.e. long-line and drift net fishing, and unconfirmed reports of pirate whaling (Ref. 77118). There were nine distinctive themes of humpback whale songs identified wherein 7 of which were common in the Philippines and Hawaii (Ref. 77118). Feeds and breeds in coastal waters, often near human population centres, and this helps make them one of the most familiar of the large whales. They migrate from tropics (breeding areas) to polar or sub-polar regions, reaching the ice edges in both hemispheres (feeding areas); their migrations take them through oceanic zones (Ref. 1394). They pefer warm shallow waters to breed, usually near offshore reefs, islands, or continental shores. Feeding grounds are characterized by cold, productive, shallow waters (Ref. 122680). Feeds on krill and small schooling fish (Ref. 1394). According to a study in the Philippines, Babuyan Islands (121°36’00", 19°18’00) was verified as a breeding ground for this species, and humpback whale songs were recorded during this season. Social groups observed were lone adult, mother-calf pairs, two adults, mother-calf-escort, and a surface active mating group of 3 to 4 individuals (Ref. 77119).

Life cycle and mating behavior วัยเจริญพันธุ์ | การสืบพันธุ์ | การวางไข่ | เซลสืบพันธ์ของเพศเมีย(ไข่) | ความดกของไข่ | ตัวอ่อน

Babuyan Islands (121°36’00", 19°18’00"), Philippines was verified as a breeding ground for this species. During this season social groups observed were lone adult, mother-calf pairs, two adults, mother-calf-escort, and a surface active mating group of 3 to 4 individuals (Ref. 77119). Associated activities involved cows with young calves escorted by males, aggressive competitive behavior, and singing (Ref. 78067).

Main reference อ้างอิง | ผู้ประสานงาน | ผู้ร่วมมือ

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

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 24 March 2018

CITES status (Ref. 108899)


CMS (Ref. 116361)

Human uses

การประมง: การค้า
FAO - การประมง: landings, species profile | FishSource | ทะเลรอบๆเรา

เครื่องมือ

แหล่งที่มาจากอินเตอร์เน็ต

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 0.2 - 10.2, mean 1.8 (based on 43796 cells).
ความสามารถในการกลับคืนสู่ปกติ (Ref. 69278) ความสูง, เวลาต่ำสุดที่จะทำให้ประชากรเพิ่มขึ้นเป็น 2 เท่าใช้เวลาน้อยกว่า 15 เดือน (K=0.25-1.96; tm=6).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): High vulnerability (56 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.