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Mirounga angustirostris   (Gill, 1866)

Northern elephant seal

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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United States (contiguous states) 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
Comments: C: Refs. 1394, 3762, 1522, M: Ref. 1394.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber, 1993
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Elefante-marino norteño, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Populaire namen | Synoniemen | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Carnivora (Carnivores) > Phocidae ()

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

; diepteverspreiding 0 - 1580 m (Ref. 1394).   Subtropical; 90°N - 10°N, 180°W - 180°E

Verspreiding Landen | FAO regio's | Ecosystems | Voorkomen | Introducties

Eastern Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 500 cm TL mannelijk/geslacht niet bekend; (Ref. 1394); 300 cm TL (female); Maximaal gepubliceerd gewicht: 2.2 t (Ref. 1394); Maximaal gepubliceerd gewicht: 2.2 t

Biologie     Verklarende woordenlijst (b.v. epibenthic)

Feeds on squids, small sharks, and deep water fishes (Ref. 1394). Feeds on squids, small sharks, and deep water fishes (Ref. 1394). When hunting, this mammal plunges to depths of 300 to 800 meters and shuts down blood flow to critical organs resulting to excessive blood levels of carbon monoxide (Ref. 95857).

Voornaamste referentie Referenties | Coördinator | Medewerkers

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

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Niet bedreigd (LC) ; Date assessed: 08 December 2014

Status bij CITES (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Gebruik door de mens

Visserij: commercieel
FAO - Visserij: soortsprofiel | FishSource | Sea Around Us

Tools

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Internet-bronnen

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 1.5 - 5.3, mean 1.6 (based on 670 cells).
Kwetsbaarheid (Ref. 71543): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766): Unknown.