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Mesoplodon europaeus (Gervais, 1855)
Gervais' beaked whale| Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 |
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| This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed. |
| Mesoplodon europaeus AquaMaps Data sources: GBIF OBIS |
![Image of Mesoplodon europaeus (Gervais\](/images/thumbnails/gif/Tn_Meeur_u0.gif "Image of Mesoplodon europaeus (Gervais\")
Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Mammalia | Cetartiodactyla | Ziphiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Pelagic; depth range 0 - 2014 m (Ref. 116169). Tropical; 90°N - 90°S, 180°W - 180°E
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Atlantic Ocean. Tropical to temperate.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 450 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1394); 520 cm TL (female); max. published weight: 1.2 t (Ref. 1394)
Feeds on squid (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: Version 2024-1)
Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 23 August 2020
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Appendix II: International trade monitored
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Fisheries: landings, species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us
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Eggs
Egg development
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Human Related
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Stamps, Coins Misc.
Stamps, Coins Misc.
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References
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BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Fisheries: species profile; publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, Search) | Zoological Record
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref. 115969): 3.4 - 15.1, mean 5 (based on 1297 cells).
Price category
(Ref. 80766):
Unknown.