Caperea marginata   (Gray, 1846)

Pygmy right whale

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Caperea marginata

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Mammalia | Cetartiodactyla | Neobalaenidae

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

Pelagic.  Polar; 0°N - 90°S, 180°W - 180°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific, Southern Atlantic and the Antarctic: South Atlantic at 33°40'S, 00°56'E, and at 32°56'S, 12°42'E (Ref. 1522), Southern Hemisphere, between the Antarctic Convergence (Ref. 1394).

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 610 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1394); 650 cm TL (female); max. published weight: 3.2 t (Ref. 1394)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Feeds on copepods (Ref. 1394). Feeds on copepods (Ref. 1394).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

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

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 04 January 2018

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Appendix I: International trade banned

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Appendix II: Migratory species conserved through agreements

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 2.6 - 19.8, mean 12.8 (based on 3060 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.