Synthliboramphus wumizusume   (Temminck, 1836)

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

Aves | Charadriiformes | Alcidae

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

Others.  Subtropical; 48°N - 29°N, 124°E - 156°E (Ref. 125423)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

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.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 26.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8812); max. published weight: 295.80 g (Ref. 356)

Short description Morphology

Culmen: 1.96 cm; tarsus: 1.805 cm; wing: 14.35 cm.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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).

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

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Carter, H.R., K. Ono, J.N. Fries, H. Hasegawa, M. Ueta, H. Higuchi, J.T. Moyer, L.K. Ochikubo Chan, L.N. de Forest, M. Hasegawa and G.B. van Vliet. 2002. (Ref. 6836)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Vulnerable (VU) (C2a(ii)); Date assessed: 07 August 2018

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Appendix I: Endangered migratory species

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 3.8 - 22.1, mean 17.4 (based on 80 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (16 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.