Mammalia |
Carnivora |
Phocidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Bathydemersal. Temperate; 90°N - 90°S, 95°W - 68°E
Atlantic Ocean and the Arctic: Pack-ice zone of the North Atlantic. Temperate to polar.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 260 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1394); 200 cm TL (female); max. published weight: 400.0 kg (Ref. 1394); max. published weight: 400.0 kg
Feeds on squids and fishes (Ref. 1394). Feeds on squids and fishes (Ref. 1394).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber. 1993. (Ref. 1394)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Fisheries: landings, species profile | FIRMS (Stock assessments) | FishSource | Sea Around Us
Tools
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): -0.9 - 3.6, mean -0.7 (based on 685 cells).
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.16-0.2).
Vulnerability
High to very high vulnerability (66 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.