Common names from other countries
Classification / Names / Names
आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
पारिस्थितिकी
पिलाजिक. Tropical
Indo-Pacific.
Length at first maturity / आकार / वज़न / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 38.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 8812); अधिकतम प्रकाशित वज़न: 140.00 g (Ref. 356)
Wing: 28.0 cm.
Total Length: 35 to 38 cm; Wingspan: 73 to 76 cm (Ref. 8812). Found along the coast and continental shelf (Ref. 356). Exclusively marine. Breeds singly or in loose colonies, typically along cliffs (Ref. 91362). Breeding colonies may be found on tropical islands, along beaches and low sea cliffs. Heavily preyed on by rats (Ref. 84934). Exhibits dipping behavior (Ref. 356). Feeds mainly by plunge diving or by dipping the surface while hovering. Diet primarily consists of fish, especially five-horned cowfish, juvenile flyingfish, goatfish, herring, and dolphinfish, but also eats squid, crustaceans, mollusks and insects (marine and terrestrial) (Ref. 122680).
SAUP Database. 2006. (Ref. 356)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Human uses
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साधन
इंटरनेट स्रोत
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 23.5 - 28.9, mean 26.2 (based on 33 cells).
Vulnerability
Low to moderate vulnerability (28 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
