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

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

Others; freshwater. Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Central Pacific and Western Central Atlantic.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 45.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 84934)

Has a wing span of 112 cm (Ref. 84934). Found on beaches, known resting areas and from early morning to dusk they forage for food. It breeds on sandbars and beaches during low tide (Ref. 84934). Also found in shoreline, nearshore and islands (Ref. 116102).

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

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Enticott, J. and D. Tipling. 1997. (Ref. 84934)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 01 October 2016

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

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Rynchops niger Linnaeus, 1758