(DRAFT) - Taxonomy
Species whale, northern right
Species Id M120007
Date 26 AUG 96
TAXONOMY
NAME - whale, northern right
OTHER COMMON NAMES - right whale, black right whale and biscayne right whale
ELEMENT CODE - 03/15/84
AOU CODE - 04/26/85
CATEGORY - Marine Mammals
PHYLUM AND SUBPHYLUM - Chordata,
CLASS AND SUBCLASS - Mammalia, Theria
ORDER AND SUBORDER - Cetacea, Mysticeti
FAMILY AND SUBFAMILY - Balaenidae,
GENUS AND SUBGENUS - Eubalaena,
SPECIES AND SSP - glacialis,
SCIENTIFIC NAME - Eubalaena glacialis
AUTHORITY - Muller 1776
TAXONOMY REFERENCES - 1039 and 1043
COMMENTS ON TAXONOMY -
AKA right whale and black right whale *1043*; Biscayan
right whale *1035*
Taxonomy - 1 (DRAFT) - Status
Species whale, northern right
Species Id M120007
Date 26 AUG 96
STATUS
Coded Status
E: Federal Endangered
Marine Mammal
Migrant
REFERENCES FOR STATUS - 828, 1043 and 274
Status - 1 (DRAFT) - Distribution
Species whale, northern right
Species Id M120007
Date 26 AUG 96
DISTRIBUTION
References on County Occurrence - AO1
References on County Abundance - AO1
REFERENCES FOR HYDROLOGIC UNIT CODES - AO1
REFERENCES FOR OTHER DISTRIBUTION - G
Distribution - 1 HABITAT ASSOCIATIONS
HABITAT - Aquatic
REFERENCES FOR HABITAT - 152
LAND USE -
Water
Atlantic Ocean Coastal Waters
REFERENCES FOR LAND USE - 1043
NATIONAL WETLAND INVENTORY CODES
NWI NWICLS NWIMOD NWISPEC
Marine, subtidal OW0
REFERENCES FOR NWI - 1043
Habitat Associations - 1 (DRAFT) - Food Habits
Species whale, northern right
Species Id M120007
Date 26 AUG 96
FOOD HABITS
TROPHIC LEVEL -
Carnivore
REFERENCES FOR TROPHIC LEVEL - 152 and 1052
LIFESTAGE FOOD FOOD PART
General Microorganisms Not Applicable
General Molluscs Not Applicable
General Zooplankton Not Applicable
General Crustaceans Not Applicable
General Osteichthyes Not Applicable
General Animals Not Applicable
General See Comments; Food See Comments
Adult Microorganisms Not Applicable
Adult Molluscs Not Applicable
Adult Osteichthyes Not Applicable
Adult Animals Not Applicable
Adult See Comments; Food See Comments
REFERENCES FOR GENERAL FOOD - 1043 and 1052
REFERENCES FOR ADULT FOOD - 1043 and 1052
COMMENTS ON FOOD -
Feeds by filtering water through the baleen; in the baleen
they catch: krill, shrimp, some molluscs, zooplankton, and assorted
small fishes *1043,1052*
COMMENTS ON ADULT FOOD -
Feeds by filtering water through the baleen; in the baleen
they catch: krill, shrimp, some molluscs, zooplankton, and assorted
small fishes *1043,1052*
Food Habits - 1 (DRAFT) - Environment Associations
Species whale, northern right
Species Id M120007
Date 26 AUG 96
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOCIATIONS
G = General A = Adult
LIM = Limiting RA = Resting Adult
J = Juvenile FA = Feeding Adult
RJ = Resting Juvenile BA = Breeding Adult
FJ = Feeding Juvenile P = Pupae
L = Larvae E = Egg
RL = Resting Larvae
FL = Feeding Larvae
LIFESTAGE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOCIATIONS
G Aquatic Habitat Zonation: Open water [pelagic zone]
LIM Aquatic Habitat Zonation: Open water [pelagic zone]
REFERENCES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOC_ - 1035 and 1033
REFERENCES FOR LIMITING ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOC_ - 1033
Environment Associations - 1 (DRAFT) - Life History
Species whale, northern right
Species Id M120007
Date 26 AUG 96
LIFE HISTORY
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: length = about 53 feet (16.2 meters);
weight = 25 to 80 tons; no dorsal fin or dorsal ridge; upper jaw is
long, narrow, and highly arched; a group of humps called callosites is
located on the top of the head in front of the blow holes; the blow
holes are widely separated; coloration is black or brown with white
patches on chin and belly *1043,1052*; REPRODUCTION: no data available
*1043*; BEHAVIOR: migrate from Florida north between January and March;
forage by swimming at or below the surface; mother swims with, and feeds
young for about a year *1043*; ORIGIN: native *1043*; LIMITING FACTORS:
man *1043*
COMMENTS ON LIFE HISTORY -
Swims very close to the U.S. coast and is therefore
threatened by pollution, habitat destruction, and ship traffic *1043*
REFERENCES FOR LIFE HISTORY- 1043 and 1052
Life History - 1 (DRAFT) - Management Practices
Species whale, northern right
Species Id M120007
Date 26 AUG 96
MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
RESULT MANAGEMENT PRACTICE
Beneficial Prohibiting harvest of species being described
Adverse Other management practices [specified in comments]
Existing Prohibiting harvest of species being described
REFERENCES FOR BENEFICIAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES - 1034
REFERENCES FOR ADVERSE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES - 1043
REFERENCES FOR EXISTING MANAGEMENT PRACTICES - 1034
COMMENTS ON MANAGEMENT PRACTICES -
Swims very close to the U.S. coast and is therefore threatened
by pollution, habitat destruction, and ship traffic *1043*
Management Practices - 1 (DRAFT) - References
Species whale, northern right
Species Id M120007
Date 26 AUG 96
References
152* Handley, C.O., Jr., Patton, C.P. 1947. Wild Mammals of
Virginia. Virginia Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries
Richmond:220.
828* Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife. 1983. Republication of the
lists of endangered and threatened species. Federal Register
17.11-17.12:1-24.
1033* Gunderson, H.L. 1976. Mammalogy. McGraw-Hill Inc. New
York, N.Y:117-120.
1034* Serv., National Marine Fisheries. 1972. Marine Mammal
Protection Act of 1972. (16 U.S.C. 1361-1407, 8h. stat. 1027
(1972)).
1035* Martin, R.M. 1977. Mammals of the Oceans. G.P. Putnam's
Sons New York, N.Y:44-82.
1039* Potter, C.W. 1979. The marine fauna. Proc. Symp. on
Endangered and Threatened Plants and Animals of Virginia Linzey,
D.W. Ext. Div., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ.
Blacksburg, Va:420-580.
1043* Schmidly, D.J. 1981. Marine mammals of the southeastern
United States and the Gulf of Mexico. (41). U.S. Fish and Wildl.
Serv., Off. Biol. Serv. Washington, D.C:163.
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