| Family: |
Alcidae () |
| Max. size: |
max.weight: 150.0 g |
| Environment: |
pelagic; marine |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Central Pacific: From southern California to Nayarit, Mexico. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Pursuit diving; warm, clear, epipelagic water offshore; <100 km, feeding grounds in the California Current. Feeds on small pelagic fish, icthyoplankton such as juvenile pelagic and rock fish and small crustaceans (Ref. 126340). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 27 August 2020 (C2a(ii)) Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
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| Country info: |
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