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Mammalia |
Cetartiodactyla |
Balaenidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic. Tropical; 0°N - 90°S, 180°W - 180°E
Southern hemisphere: Antarctic to temperate waters; occasionally along the northern part of the Antarctic Peninsula. [Chile-Peru population: IUCN 2010 (Ref. 84930): CR, D.]
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 1,700 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1394); max. published weight: 100.0 t (Ref. 1394)
Inhabits oceanic regions. It preys on copepods and krill, particularly on the surface or subsurface skim feeding. Southern right whale populations, like their northern counterparts, have been heavily depleted by commercial whaling. Although not as endangered as the northern’ species, southern right whale populations are still relatively small. Although fully protected by the IWC, there is probably still some hunting for right whales. Despite the threats from whaling, entanglement in fishing gear, vessel collisions, and habitat destruction, some southern right whale populations have shown recent signs of recovery (Ref. 1394). Surface and subsurface skim feeding. Feeds on copepods and krill, apparently sometimes feeding near the bottom (Ref. 1394).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber. 1993. (Ref. 1394)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Fisheries: landings, species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us
Tools
More information
Age/SizeGrowthLength-weightLength-lengthMorphologyLarvaeAbundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 2 - 21.4, mean 8.5 (based on 7040 cells).
Vulnerability
Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.