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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; 25°N - 13°S (Ref. 96995)
Atlantic and Pacific Ocean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 21.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8812); max. published weight: 40.00 g (Ref. 356)
Culmen: 1.52 cm; tarsus: 2.41 cm; wing: 15.77 cm.
Total Length: 19 to 21 cm; Wingspan: 42 to 45 cm (Ref. 8812). Highly pelagic. Forages alone or with conspecifics, feeding while sitting on the water or by dipping prey while flapping just above the ocean surface, often pattering water with feet. Diet mainly consists of small fish, squid, and some crustaceans(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
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (11 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.