Alle alle   (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Aves | Charadriiformes | Alcidae

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

Others; depth range 0 - 34 m (Ref. 59105), usually 15 - 30 m (Ref. 59105).  Polar; 84°N - 33°N, 176°W - 114°E (Ref. 125423)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Northern Atlantic, the Arctic and Bering Sea.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8812); max. published weight: 163.00 g (Ref. 356)

Short description Morphology

Culmen: 1.32 cm; tarsus: 2.09 cm; wing: 11.45 cm.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Total Length: 20 to 25 cm; Wingspan: 31 to 33 cm (Ref. 8812). Pursuit diving (Ref. 356), found in the pelagic zone (Ref. 116102); continental shelf; <100 km (Ref. 356). Planktivorous (Ref. 118089).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Breeds in Greenland, Iceland, and on the islands north of Europe and Asia. Winters southward on the open ocean from its Breeding range even to Florida, Bermuda, Madeira and the Mediterranean (Ref. 87872).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Evans, P.G.H. 1981. (Ref. 91619)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 07 August 2018

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 0.1 - 10.6, mean 3.2 (based on 1133 cells).
Resilience (Ref. 69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=13.23-44.52).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (15 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.