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    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.
  2. Hyperoodon planifrons - Society for Marine Mammalogy

  3. Southern Bottlenose Whale - The Australian Museum

  4. Southern bottlenose whale | mammal | Britannica

  5. Hyperoodon planifrons | Marine Mammal

  6. OBIS-SEAMAP Species Profile - Hyperoodon planifrons