Mammalia |
Carnivora |
Phocidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Bathydemersal. Temperate; 90°N - 0°S, 180°W - 180°E
Pacific Northwest, Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean and the Arctic: Bering Sea, Sea of Okhotsk, Atlantic Ocean, Canada Quebec, Alaska, Greenland, Canada Newfoundland, Norway, Russia, Japan (Ref. 1394), Canada, Iceland, UK, France, Spain, Portugal, China, Kamchatka, Laptev Sea (Ref. 1522); Erignathus barbatus barbatus: Canada, Greenland, Russia, Canada Newfoundland, Iceland, Norway, UK, France, Spain, Portugal; Erignathus barbatus nauticus: Russia, Canada, Laptev Sea, Alaska, Japan, China, Sea of Okhotsk, Kamchatka.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 250 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1394)
They usually restrict themselves to sea ice and stay in relatively shallow areas of continuously moving ice, where open leads and polynyas regularly form. In some areas, they are known to haul out on shore, ascend streams, or live a pelagic existence away from ice and land for long periods of time. Feeds on many species of small invertebrates that live on, and in, the bottom; and fish (Ref. 1394). They usually restrict themselves to sea ice and stay in relatively shallow areas of continuously moving ice, where open leads and polynyas regularly form. In some areas, they are known to haul out on shore, ascend streams, or live a pelagic existence away from ice and land for long periods of time. Feeds on many species of small invertebrates that live on, and in, the bottom; fish (Ref. 1394).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Resilience
(Ref. 69278): |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.18-0.29) |
Fishing Vulnerability
(Ref. 71543) |
High to very high vulnerability (74 of 100). |
Price category
(Ref. 80766): |
Unknown. |
