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

Aves | Pelecaniformes | Phalacrocoracidae

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

Others; depth range 0 - 30 m (Ref. 120201), usually 5 - 26 m (Ref. 120201). Subtropical; 21°N - 35°S, 18°W - 52°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Atlantic, Western Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean. Subtropical to subtropical.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 50.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 84934); max. published weight: 780.00 g (Ref. 356)

Short description Morphology

Culmen: 3.07 cm; tarsus: 3.6 cm; wing: 20.95 cm.

Maximum and minimum depth and common depths are based on diving behavior of another species of the same genus (Ref. 120201). This is to be replaced with better references. A coastal species found <10 km offshore which exhibits pursuit diving (Ref. 356).

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

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

SAUP Database. 2006. (Ref. 356)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 13 August 2020

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Phalacrocorax africanus (Gmelin, 1789)