Mammalia | 
Cetartiodactyla | 
Balaenidae
			
			
			
				Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range				
				
					Ekologi				
				
			
			
				Pelagiska.  Temperate; 90°N -   10°N, 180°W -   180°E			
			
			
				
			
			
			
				Northern Pacific:  Alaska and Japan.  Temperate to tropical waters.  [Northeast Pacific population: IUCN 2010 (Ref. 84930): CR, D.]
			
			
			
			
			
				Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
			
			
				Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm			
			
			
						
			
			
			
			
				
					Found at depths of 0 to 8000 m (Ref. 356).  Known as 'skimmers,' constantly taking in water as they move and filtering out their food.  Feeds exclusively on plankton (Ref. 122680).				
			
			
			
			
			
				Life cycle and mating behavior				
					Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae				
			
			
				
									
			
			
			
			
			
				Bisby, F.A., M.A. Ruggiero, K.L. Wilson, M. Cachuela-Palacio, S.W. Kimani, Y.R. Roskov, A. Soulier-Perkins and J. van Hertum 2005 Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2005 Annual Checklist. CD-ROM; Species 2000: Reading, U.K. (Ref. 19)
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
					
						IUCN Red List Status    
						 (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
					
					
					
				
			
			
			
			
				CITES status   (Ref. 108899)
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
				Threat to humans  
			
			
				
									
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
				Human uses  
			
			
				Fiskeri: kommersiell			
			
			
				 | FishSource | Sea Around Us			
			
			
			
			
			
Verktyg
			
			
			
			
				
					Ytterligare information				
				
					 Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Födosammansättning
Födointag
Predatorer
  Population dynamicsTillväxtMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundans   Life cycleReproduktionKönsmognadFecundityLekEggsEgg developmentLarvae   PhysiologySyreförbrukning
  Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
  
			 
			
			
			
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				Estimates based on models
			
			
			
									
						Preferred temperature  					
				 (Ref. 
115969): 0.9 - 19, mean 6 (based on 4144 cells).			
 
			
			
			
			
			
						
						
						
			
									
						Price category  					
					
					Unknown.