General Description
Upper body dark grey, white to pale-grey underneath. Lines (throat pleats) underneath from throat past the middle of the body. Dorsal fin with curved edge. Water spray from blowhole is a vertical jet less than 5 m high. Up to 16 m long.
Biology
Bryde's Whales feed on shoals of fish and crustaceans. They do not migrate to other waters.
Humans interactions include:
Occasionally caught in fishing equipment.
Habitat
Open oceans and near coastlines.
Open water
Distribution guide
Worldwide. Most Australian waters. Potentially near Port Phillip, recorded from Victoria.
Species Group
Depth
Shore (0-1 m)
Shallow (1-30 m)
Deep ( > 30 m)
Water Column
Max Size
16 m
Diet
Plankton or Particles
Commercial Species
No
Global Dispersal
Recorded in Australia
Conservation Status
- CITES : Trade restrictions (Appendix I)
- DSE Advisory List : Data Deficient
- EPBC Act 1999 : Not listed
- IUCN Red List : Data Deficient
Author
Dr. Erich Fitzgerald is a Senior Curator of palaeontology at Museum Victoria.
Author
Dr. Ryan Jefferies is a volunteer online editor at Museum Victoria.
Cite this page as:
Fitzgerald, E. & Jefferies, R., 2011, Bryde's Whale, Balaenoptera edeni, in Taxonomic Toolkit for marine life of Port Phillip Bay, Museum Victoria, accessed 22 Dec 2024, http://136.154.202.208:8098/species/4161
