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Classification / Names / Names
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic. Tropical
Indo-West Pacific and Atlantic Ocean. Oceania.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 27.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8812); max. published weight: 990.00 g (Ref. 356)
Culmen: 2.171 cm; tarsus: 2.82 cm; wing: 20.38 cm.
Total Length: 26 to 27 cm; Wingspan: 65 to 70 cm (Ref. 8812). Breeds on oceanic islands. Does not typically trail ships (Ref. 91362). Highly pelagic (Refs. 356, 122680); associated with predatory fish. Feeds by surface-seizing (Ref. 356). Diet includes fish and squid but also crustaceans and sea-striders (Ref. 122680).
Lepage, D. 2007. (Ref. 7816)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Human uses
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Tools
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=20.18-27.23).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (17 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.