Mammalia | 
Cetartiodactyla | 
Ziphiidae
			
			
			
				Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range				
				
					Ekologi				
				
			
			
				Pelagiska; ej vandrande (Ref. 75906).  Subtropical; 90°N -   10°N, 180°W -   180°E			
			
			
				
			
			
			
				Pacific Ocean and the Arctic.  Subtropical to polar.
			
			
			
			
			
				Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
			
			
				Könsmognad: Lm ?, range 1,000 -  1030 cm Max length : 1,190 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 1394); 1280 cm TL (female); publicerad maxvikt: 12.0 t (Ref. 1394)			
			
			
						
			
			
			
			
				
					Found close to shore where deep water approaches the coast; primary habitat appear to be over or near the continental slope and oceanic seamounts.  Feeds mainly on deep-water and bottom-dwelling fish, cephalopods, and crustaceans (Ref. 1394).				
			
			
			
			
			
				Life cycle and mating behavior				
					Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae				
			
			
				
									
			
			
			
			
			
				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)
					
					
					
				
			
			
			
			
				CITES status   (Ref. 108899)
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
				Threat to humans  
			
			
				
									
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
				Human uses  
			
			
				Fiskeri: kommersiell			
			
			
				FAO - fiskeri: landings, species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us			
			
			
			
			
			
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					Ytterligare information				
				
					 Life cycleReproduktionKönsmognadFecundityLekEggsEgg developmentLarvae   PhysiologySyreförbrukning
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				Estimates based on models
			
			
			
									
						Preferred temperature  					
				 (Ref. 
115969): 0.2 - 2.4, mean 1.6 (based on 2054 cells).			
 
			
			
			
			
			
						
							
				
					
						Fishing Vulnerability  					
					
					
						Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).					
				
						
						
			
									
						Price category  					
					
					Unknown.