Common name (e.g. turtle)

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Genus + Species (e.g. Caretta caretta)

Lobodon carcinophaga   (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1842)

Crabeater seal

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

Mammalia | Carnivora | Phocidae

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

Pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 6000 m (Ref. 356).  Polar; 0°N - 90°S, 180°W - 180°E

Distribution Territories | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific, Southern Atlantic and the Antarctic. Subtropical to polar.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 260 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1394); max. published weight: 300.0 kg (Ref. 1394)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

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)

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Fisheries: species profile; Publication: search | FishSource | Sea Around Us

Tools

Internet sources

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO - Fisheries: species profile; Publication: search | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, Search) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Resilience (Ref. 69278):	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.44-0.66)
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543)	High vulnerability (62 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):	Unknown.

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