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Arctocephalus galapagoensis   Heller, 1904

Galapagos fur seal

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

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: questionable
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from Zihuatanejo, Guerrero and Chiapas and is possibly a stray record since the specimen found was in an emaciated condition (Ref. 80471). O: Ref. 80471.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Aurioles-Gamboa, D., Y. Schramm and S. Mesnick, 2004
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Galápagoszeebeer, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Mammalia > Carnivora (Carnivores) > Otariidae ()

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

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

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Southeast Pacific: Galapagos Islands.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 160 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1394); 130 cm TL (female); max. published weight: 68.0 kg (Ref. 1394); max. published weight: 68.0 kg

Biology     Glossary (e.g. 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 References | Coordinator | Collaborators

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

Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Fisheries: species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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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.