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Synthliboramphus wumizusume (Temminck, 1836) Japanese murrelet |
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| Family: | Alcidae () | |||
| Max. size: | 26 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 295.8 g | |||
| Environment: | others; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Northwest Pacific: From Sakhalin, south to Izu Islands (Japan), west to North and South Korea and east to Hokkaido (Japan) and Kuril Islands. Subtropical to temperate. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Culmen: 1.96 cm; tarsus: 1.805 cm; wing: 14.35 cm. | |||
| Biology: | Similar diet to that of Ancient Murrelet. Plunge diving; warm-current waters; offshore, to the edge of the continental shelf; upwellings and converging currents (Ref. 356). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 07 August 2018 (C2a(ii)) Ref. 123251) | |||
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