Eubalaena australis
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Eubalaena australis is the southern right whale, a large baleen whale species found in the Southern Hemisphere known for its robust body, callosities on its head, and slow, coastal migratory behavior.
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baleen whale
ⓘ
marine mammal ⓘ right whale ⓘ species ⓘ |
| averageAdultLength | 14–17 meters ⓘ |
| averageAdultMass | 40–60 metric tons ⓘ |
| binomialName | Eubalaena australis self-link ⓘ |
| bodyShape | robust ⓘ |
| breathing | uses paired blowholes ⓘ |
| breedingAreas |
coastal waters of Australia
ⓘ
coastal waters of New Zealand ⓘ coastal waters of South Africa ⓘ coastal waters of South America ⓘ |
| calvingInterval | about 3 years ⓘ |
| CITESListing | Appendix I ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| coloration |
may have white patches on belly
ⓘ
mostly black ⓘ |
| commonName | southern right whale ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
ⓘ
surface form:
IUCN Red List
|
| describedBy | Desmoulins ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1822 ⓘ |
| diet |
copepods
ⓘ
krill ⓘ zooplankton ⓘ |
| distinctiveFeature |
arched upper jaw
ⓘ
callosities on head ⓘ lack of dorsal fin ⓘ |
| distribution |
Indian Ocean
ⓘ
South Atlantic ⓘ
surface form:
South Atlantic Ocean
South Pacific Ocean ⓘ Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| family | Balaenidae ⓘ |
| feedingAreas | high-latitude subantarctic waters ⓘ |
| feedingStrategy | skim feeding ⓘ |
| gestationPeriod | about 1 year ⓘ |
| historicalThreat | commercial whaling ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lactationPeriod | about 1 year ⓘ |
| lifespan | up to 70 years or more ⓘ |
| maximumLength | about 18 meters ⓘ |
| migrationPattern |
coastal migratory behavior
ⓘ
seasonal migration between high-latitude feeding grounds and low-latitude breeding grounds ⓘ |
| order | Cetacea ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Eubalaena ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| protectedBy |
international whaling moratorium
ⓘ
surface form:
International Whaling Commission moratorium on commercial whaling
|
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| socialStructure | usually solitary or in small groups ⓘ |
| swimmingSpeed | generally slow ⓘ |
| tailShape | broad flukes with smooth trailing edge ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
climate change
ⓘ
entanglement in fishing gear ⓘ habitat degradation ⓘ ship strikes ⓘ |
| vocalizationType | low-frequency calls ⓘ |
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