Monodon monoceros, Narwhal : fisheries
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Monodon monoceros   Linnaeus, 1758

Narwhal

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Mammalia | Cetartiodactyla | Monodontidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

Pelagiska; djupintervall 0 - 1500 m (Ref. 122879).  Polar; 90°N - 90°S, 180°W - 180°E

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Northern Atlantic and the Arctic.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm 340.0  range ? - ? cm Max length : 470 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 1394); 420 cm TL (female); publicerad maxvikt: 1.6 t (Ref. 1394); rapporterad maxålder: 115 år (Ref. 75223)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Feeds in deep water and possible near the bottom (Ref. 1394), exceeding 1500 meters (Ref. 122879). Feeds on fish, squid, and shrimp (Ref. 1394). Gregarious (Ref. 117963). Feeds in deep water and possibly near the bottom. Feeds on fish, squid, and shrimp (Ref. 1394).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber 1993 FAO species Identification Guide: Marine Mammals of the World. Rome, FAO. 320 p. + 587 figures. (Ref. 1394)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 03 July 2017

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Appendix II: International trade monitored

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Appendix II: Migratory species conserved through agreements

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fiskeri: kommersiell
FAO - fiskeri: landings, species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Ytterligare information

Trophic Ecology
Food items (preys)
Födosammansättning
Födointag
Predatorer
Ekologi
Ekologi
Population dynamics
Tillväxt
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundans
Life cycle
Reproduktion
Könsmognad
Fecundity
Lek
Eggs
Egg development
Larvae
Distribution
Länder
FAO områden
Ekosystem
Förekomster
Utplanteringar
Physiology
Syreförbrukning
Human Related
Stamps, coins, misc.
Outreach
Medarbetare
Taxonomy
Populärnamn
synonymer
Morfologi
Bilder
referenser
referenser

Internet-källor

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(fiskeri: species profile; publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, sök) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): -1.6 - 3.4, mean 0 (based on 3509 cells).
Resiliens (Ref. 69278): Mycket låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mer än 14 år (K=0.03-0.16; tmax=115).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Very high vulnerability (85 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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