WebDe zuidelijke butskop (Hyperoodon planifrons) is een walvis uit de familie der spitssnuitdolfijnen (Ziphiidae). Hij is verwant aan de noordelijke butskop (Hyperoodon …
This designation means that this species would fall into a higher category of threat or be driven to the point of extinction, if it were not for conservation efforts (Baillie and Groombridge 1996). Hyperoodon planifrons may also be called the Antarctic bottlenose whale.
Hyperoodon planifrons mainly stays in cooler waters and approaches the ice packs of Antarctica during the summer. For the winter months, southern bottlenose whales migrate towards tropic waters (Minasian et al. 1984). Hyperoodon planifrons individuals grow to about 8 meters in length.
Hyperoodon planifrons individuals grow to about 8 meters in length. Sexual dimorphism is seen in this species, with the males averaging a length of 7.5 meters and the females averaging only 6.5 meters. Body mass has been estimated at 6 to 8 tons.
IUCN lists Hyperoodon planifrons as conservation dependent. This designation means that this species would fall into a higher category of threat or be driven to the point of extinction, if it were not for conservation efforts (Baillie and Groombridge 1996).
Hyperoodon planifrons is known to feed primarily on squid, and most likely, on fishes (Tinker 1988). There is very little economic importance attached to this species. Hyperoodon planifrons has never been subjected to systematic whaling, unlike its close relative, Hyperoodon ampullatus.
WebPhysical Description. Hyperoodon planifrons individuals grow to about 8 meters in length. Sexual dimorphism is seen in this species, with the males averaging a length of 7.5 …
WebBinomial name. Hyperoodon planifrons. ( Flower, 1882) Southern bottlenose whale range. The southern bottlenose whale ( Hyperoodon planifrons) is a species of whale, in the …
WebStomach contents of a southern bottlenose whale, Hyperoodon planifrons, stranded at Heard Island. Marine Mammal Science 11 : 575-584. Support our research
WebWhales are the heaviest known animals, living or fossil, reaching a maximum size in the blue whale ( Balaenoptera musculus) of perhaps more than 30 metres and 200 metric tons …
WebHyperoodon planifrons Common Name: Southern Bottlenose Whale General Description: Bottlenose Whales have a dolphinlike shape, with a tubelike snout, though the animals …
Web1 jan. 2009 · Sightings of a large beaked whale in the tropical Pacific has been identified in the past as a bottlenose whale (either H. planifrons or a third, undescribed Hyperoodon …
WebThe southern bottlenose whale ( Hyperoodon planifrons ) is a species of whale, in the Ziphiid family, one of two members of the genus Hyperoodon. Seldom observed, the southern …