Table 4.

Data used in Hirt et al.⁵⁰ that are either provided by non-peer-reviewed (NPR) articles, given as estimates or obtained using rod-mounted devices

Animal	Mass (kg)	Length (m)	Maximum speed (m.s−1)	Speed reference	Dismission reason
Aptenodytes patagonicus	14	1.05	3.36	92	NPR
Pygoscelis antarcticus	4.5	0.72	8.89	92	NPR
Pygoscelis papua	8.2	0.88	10	92	NPR
Acanthocybium solandri	13.31	1.03	21.4	55	Rod and reel
Acanthocybium solandri	16.64	1.11	21.39	92	NPR
Carcharodon carcharias	800	4.04	11.11	92	NPR
Galeocerdo cuvier	550	3.57	8.89	92	NPR
Istiompax indica	150	2.32	36.11	51	Estimation
Istiophorus albicans	90	1.95	30.56	92	NPR
Istiophorus albicans	90	1.95	30	51	Estimation
Isurus oxyrinchus	105	2.06	18.8	93	NPR
Isurus oxyrinchus	300	2.92	13.89	92	NPR
Makaira nigricans	153.5	2.33	20.83	51	Estimation
Sphyranea argentea	4.5	0.72	12.22	92	NPR
Sphyranea barracuda	26.56	1.29	12.19	5	Rod and reel
Tetrapturus audax	163	2.38	22.5	92	NPR
Thunnus albacares	13.11	1.03	20.83	54	Rod and reel
Thunnus orientalis	250	2.74	19.44	92	NPR
Thunnus thynnus	27.22	1.31	19.67	5	Rod and reel
Xiphias gladius	98	2.01	26.94	92	NPR
Balaenoptera musculus	108400	20.75	10.30	31	Estimation
Delphinus delphis	95.32	1.99	10.30	31	Estimation
Enhydra lutris	30	1.35	2.5	92	NPR
Megaptera novaeanglia	30000	13.53	7.5	92	NPR
Orcinus orca	4100	6.97	13.33	92	NPR
Orcinus orca	4300	7.09	15.4	94	NPR
Pusa hispida	88.07	1.94	8.33	95	NPR
Tursiops truncatus	250	2.74	9.72	92	NPR
Zalophus californianus	158	2.36	11.11	96	NPR
Dermochelys coriacea	420	3.26	9.8	94	NPR

We list the type of animal together with the corresponding mass and speed, the length using the mass-length relationship if not provided, and references.