Mantenimiento programado (scheduled maintenance) el
Mesoplodon densirostris (de Blainville, 1817)
Zifio de Blainville
Metazoa
Chordata
Mammalia
Cetartiodactyla
Ziphiidae
2625
ENDEMICITY
Canarias Gender Do not
Species Do not
Subspecies -
Macaronesia Gender Do not
Species Do not
Subspecies -
Distribution in the Canary Islands
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  • High confidence - Land
  • High confidence - Marine (<200m)
  • Medium / low confidence
  • No information

  • With presence in the sea
  • No presence at sea
Worldwide distribution

Cosmopolitan. It is found in the tropical and temperate latitudes of all the great oceans. In Iberian waters its presence is exceptional although strandings of this species have been cited both in the Atlantic waters of the Canary Islands and Portugal as well as in the Mediterranean.

Distribution in the Canary Islands

Ocean to the Southeast, East and Southwest of El Hierro, Northeast of La Palma, West, Southwest and South of La Gomera, Northwest, West, Southwest and Northeast of Tenerife, Southwest and Northeast of Gran Canaria, South, Southeast and East of Fuerteventura and South, Southeast and East of Lanzarote.

Origin

Habitat

It is found mostly offshore in deep water, but can approach the coast. In the Canary Islands it has been observed at an average depth of 320 m, and about 4.39 km from the coast. (IUCN, 2015)

Directiva Hábitat
Island Category
El Hierro Anexo IV
Fuerteventura Anexo IV
Gran Canaria Anexo IV
La Gomera Anexo IV
Lanzarote Anexo IV
La Palma Anexo IV
Tenerife Anexo IV
Mar Anexo IV
Catálogo Canario
Island Category
El Hierro Protección especial
Fuerteventura Protección especial
Gran Canaria Protección especial
La Gomera Protección especial
Lanzarote Protección especial
Mar Protección especial
Tenerife Protección especial
La Palma Protección especial
Convenio de Berna
Island Category
El Hierro Anejo III
Fuerteventura Anejo III
Gran Canaria Anejo III
La Gomera Anejo III
Lanzarote Anejo III
La Palma Anejo III
Tenerife Anejo III
Mar Anejo III
CITES
Island Category
El Hierro Apéndice II
Fuerteventura Apéndice II
Gran Canaria Apéndice II
La Gomera Apéndice II
Lanzarote Apéndice II
Mar Apéndice II
Tenerife Apéndice II
La Palma Apéndice II
 
Sexenal 2001-2006
Sexenal 2007-2012
Sexenal 2013-2018
UICN. Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza
GBIF-España. Global Biodiversity Information Facility