Warning: DOMDocument::load(): SSL operation failed with code 1. OpenSSL Error messages:
error:140770FC:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_SERVER_HELLO:unknown protocol in C:\Apache24\htdocs\includes\SpeciesSummary.lib.php on line 1236
Warning: DOMDocument::load(): Failed to enable crypto in C:\Apache24\htdocs\includes\SpeciesSummary.lib.php on line 1236
Warning: DOMDocument::load(https://sealifebase.nrm.se/webservice/AquaMaps/getAMap.php?genus=Balaenoptera&species=bonaerensis): failed to open stream: operation failed in C:\Apache24\htdocs\includes\SpeciesSummary.lib.php on line 1236
Warning: DOMDocument::load(): I/O warning : failed to load external entity "https://sealifebase.nrm.se/webservice/AquaMaps/getAMap.php?genus=Balaenoptera&species=bonaerensis" in C:\Apache24\htdocs\includes\SpeciesSummary.lib.php on line 1236
Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Antarctic. Polar, tropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 840 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 79551); 890 cm TL (female); max. published weight: 6.8 t (Ref. 79551); max. published weight: 6.8 t
Feeds mainly on krill offshore; and other prey items such as amphipods and fish. Their prey species varies geographically. Reports suggests a bimodal diurnal feeding rhythm with a primary peak in the early morning and a secondary one in the late evening. It takes 8 hours to digest their stomach contents (Ref. 79551). Feeds mainly on krill offshore; and other prey items such as amphipods and fish. Their prey species varies geographically. Reports suggests a bimodal diurnal feeding rhythm with a primary peak in the early morning and a secondary one in the late evening. It takes 8 hours to digest their stomach contents (Ref. 79551).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae