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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
Others. Tropical; 78°N - 52°S, 180°W - 180°E
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian and Arctic Oceans. Tropical to polar.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 78.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8812); max. published weight: 694.00 g (Ref. 356)
Culmen: 6.35 cm; tarsus: 5.29 cm; wing: 35.56 cm.
Total Length: 65 to 78 cm; Wingspan: 17 to 20 cm (Ref. 8812). Length: 56 cm; Wingspan: 124 cm in Ref. 91362. Found in the high Arctic, with a close affinity with ice (Ref. 356). Nests in tundras; usual clutch size, 2 eggs (Ref. 97149). A coastal kleptoparasite. Exhibits dipping and plunging behavior (Ref. 356). Known to prey on Brown Lemming (Ref. 97149).
Harrison, P. 1983. (Ref. 8812)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 5.2 - 29, mean 25.3 (based on 7586 cells).
Vulnerability
Moderate to high vulnerability (51 of 100).