Mammalia |
Carnivora |
Phocidae
Meio ambiente: milieu / Zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / faixa de distribuição
Ecologia
Batidemersal. Temperate; 90°N - 0°S, 180°W - 180°E
Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, the Arctic and North America Inland Waters: Portugal, Iceland, Greenland, Canada Newfoundland, Spain, France, Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden Lithuania, Poland, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Russia, UK, USA, Canada, Mexico, Alaska, Japan, Kamchatka (Ref. 1394), Br Scotland, Madeira, British Columbia, Kuril Island, Sea of Okhotsk, Gulf of California, Baltic Sea, Barents Sea, Hudson Bay (Ref. 1522); Phoca vitulina vitulina: Portugal, UK, Iceland, Greenland, Br Scotland, Norway, Madeira, Baltic Sea, Barents Sea; Phoca vitulina concolor: Canada, Hudson Bay, USA, Greenland, Iceland; Phoca vitulina richardii: Mexico, Alaska, British Columbia, USA, Gulf of California; Phoca vitulina stejnegeri: Japan, Kamchatka, Alaska, Sea of Okhotsk, Kuril Island; Phoca vitulina mellonae: Hudson Bay, James Bay. Temperate to polar regions.
Comprimento de primeira maturação / Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 190 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 1394); 170 cm TL (female); peso máx. publicado: 150.0 kg (Ref. 1394); peso máx. publicado: 150.0 kg
Found in coastal waters of the continental shelf and slope (Ref. 1394); and whelp in groups on beaches, sandbars, and rocky reefs (Ref. 1522). Feeds on a wide variety of fish, cephalopods, and crustaceans of surface, mid-water and benthic habitats (Ref. 1394). It is preyed upon by the great white shark (Ref. 32140). Found in coastal waters of the continental shelf and slope (Ref. 1394); and whelp in groups on beaches, sandbars, and rocky reefs (Ref. 1522). Also for resting, moulting and lactation during low tides. Typically perform U-shaped dives. Leave the coast on foraging trips to deeper offshore waters where prey is abundant (Ref. 96347). Feeds on a wide variety of fish, cephalopods, and crustaceans of surface, mid-water and benthic habitats (Ref. 1394).
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber 1993 FAO species Identification Guide: Marine Mammals of the World. Rome, FAO. 320 p. + 587 figures. (Ref. 1394)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Status no CITES (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Ameaça para os humanos
Uso pelos humanos
Pescarias: espécies comerciais
FAO - pescarias: perfil da espécie, landings search; Publication: search | FishSource | Sea Around Us
Ferramentas
Mais informação
Ciclo de vidaReproduçãoMaturidadeFecundidadeDesovaOvosDesenvolvimento dos ovosLarvas FisiologiaConsumo de oxigênio
Relacionado a humanosSelos, moedas, diversos.
Fontes da internet
Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Resiliência (Ref. 69278): |
médio(a), tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 1,4 - 4,4 anos (K=0.09-0.4) |
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref. 71543) |
High to very high vulnerability (74 of 100). |
Categoria de preço (Ref. 80766): |
Unknown. |