| Phocidae () |
| 170 cm TL (male/unsexed); 160 cm TL (female); max.weight: 123 kg |
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bathydemersal; marine |
| Pacific Ocean and the Arctic: Eastern side of Ostrov Sakhalin to northern Hokkaido. Subtropical to polar. |
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| Inhabit the southern edges of the pack ice from winter to early summer and coastal areas including river mouths, in late summer and autumn. Diet composition varies with the age of the seal; Newly weaned pups feed on small crustaceans, advance to schooling fishes, larger crustaceans, and octopuses, and finally graduate to bottom dwelling fish and cephalopods (Ref. 1394). |
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(LC); Date assessed: 03 June 2015 Ref. 123251)
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