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Larus dominicanus   Lichtenstein, 1823

Kelp gull
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Antarctic country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ay.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: SAUP Database, 2006
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Gaviota dominicana, ... more

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

Aves > Charadriiformes (Shorebirds) > Laridae ()

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

Others.   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Antarctic. Tropical to polar.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 58.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8812); max. published weight: 1.1 kg (Ref. 356)

Short description Morphology

Wing: 397 cm.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Wingspan: 128 to 142 cm (Ref. 8812). Found in the pelagic zone, beach and shoreline (Ref. 116102). Surface seizing; coastal (Ref. 356).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

SAUP Database. 2006. (Ref. 356)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 08 August 2018

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 2.4 - 22.9, mean 13.5 (based on 1883 cells).
Resilience (Ref. 69278) High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=9.58-22.23).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Moderate vulnerability (43 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.