Family: |
Phocidae () |
Max. size: |
240 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 270 kg |
Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine |
Distribution: |
Western Central Atlantic. Tropical, subtropical. |
Diagnosis: |
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Biology: |
Diet is unknown but is speculated to feed on algae, fish, bivalves, cephalopods, and hard-shelled crustaceans (Ref. 111209). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Extinct (EX); Date assessed: 04 June 2014 Ref. 123251)
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Threat to humans: |
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