Mammalia |
Carnivora |
Phocidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Bathydemersal; depth range 0 - 100 m (Ref. 1394). Polar; 0°N - 90°S, 180°W - 180°E
Southern Atlantic, Indo-Pacific and the Antarctic. Temperate and circumpolar.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 240 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1394); max. published weight: 204.0 kg (Ref. 1394)
Feeds on cephalopods, fishes and krill (Ref. 1394). Feeds on cephalopods, fishes and krill (Ref. 1394).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber. 1993. (Ref. 1394)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Fisheries: species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us
Tools
More information
Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): -1.8 - 1.1, mean -1.5 (based on 2110 cells).
Vulnerability
Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.