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

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

Others. Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean and Black Sea.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 78.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 84934); max. published weight: 320.00 g (Ref. 356)

Short description Morphology

Culmen: 6.35 cm; tarsus: 4.66 cm; wing: 28.58 cm.

Total Length: 38 to 40 cm; Wingspan: 89 to 96 cm (Ref. 8812). Found along shores and over sea (Ref. 83946); over deep water far, <1000 km offshore. Exhibits dipping behavior (Ref. 81748). Generally pelagic during non-breeding season. Loosely colonial. Solitary at sea. Commonly trail ships (Ref. 91362).

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

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Lepage, D. 2007. (Ref. 7816)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 120744)

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

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543)
Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Unknown

Phaethon lepturus Daudin, 1802