Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Others. Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Atlantic Ocean, Eastern Pacific and Western Indian Ocean.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 53.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8812); max. published weight: 500.00 g (Ref. 356)

Short description Morphology

Culmen: 4.87 cm; tarsus: 8.04 cm; wing: 38.1 cm.

Total Length: 46 to 53 cm; Wingspan: 106 to 112 cm (Ref. 8812).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Lepage, D. 2007. (Ref. 7816)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 07 August 2018

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Appendix II: Migratory species conserved through agreements

Threat to humans

Human uses

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References

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 23.5 - 28.1, mean 27.3 (based on 806 cells).

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Moderate vulnerability (41 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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