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Arctocephalus galapagoensis   Heller, 1904

Galapagos fur seal

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Ecuador country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Rare occurrences, but few individuals are commonly reported during or immediately after El Nino events. Two births were recorded from 2004 to 2005 (Ref. 80434). This species is endemic to Galapagos (Ref. 1394). O: Refs. 80434, 1394.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ec.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Felix, F., P. Jimenez, J. Falconi and O. Echeverry, 2007
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Galápagoszeebeer, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Carnivora (Carnivores) > Otariidae ()

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

Batidemersal.   Tropical; 90°N - 90°S, 180°W - 85°W

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Introducciones

Southeast Pacific: Galapagos Islands.

Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 160 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 1394); 130 cm TL (female); peso máximo publicado: 68.0 kg (Ref. 1394); peso máximo publicado: 68.0 kg

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Inhabits rocky shores with boulders and lava, under ledges, and in spaces between boulders, where they seek shelter from the sun. Feeds on a variety of small squid species and several species of schooling fish. Found in rocky shores with boulders and lava, under ledges, and in spaces between boulders, where they seek shelter from the sun. Feeds on a variety of small squid species and several species of schooling fish (Ref. 1394).

Main reference Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber. 1993. (Ref. 1394)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Endangered (EN) (A2ab); Date assessed: 30 October 2014

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Appendix II: International trade monitored

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Human uses

Pesquerías: comercial
FAO - pesquerías: species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us

Herramientas

E-book | Guía de campo

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Fuentes de Internet

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(pesquerías: species profile; publication : search) | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Árbol de la vida | Wikipedia (Go, búsqueda) | Expediente Zoológico

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 5.8 - 23.9, mean 19.2 (based on 22 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.