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

Pelagic; depth range 0 - 29 m (Ref. 62200). Subtropical; 72°N - 38°N, 133°E - 126°W (Ref. 125423)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Pacific Ocean and the Arctic. From Chukchi Sea and Alaska, south to Kuril Is. west to Japan and Russia and east to California. Subtropical to polar.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 41.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8812); max. published weight: 619.00 g (Ref. 356)

Short description Morphology

Culmen: 4.83 cm; tarsus: 3.07 cm; wing: 18.97 cm.

Total Length: 36 to 41 cm; Wingspan: 56 to 58 cm (Ref. 8812). With sperm-storage glands allowing delayed fertilization of ovum (Ref. 87784).

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

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Harding, A.M.A., J.F. Piatt and K.C. Hamer. 2003. (Ref. 6483)

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

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 19 February 2020

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 0.2 - 10.2, mean 2.6 (based on 759 cells).

Resilience (Ref. 69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=30.34-40.35).

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low to moderate vulnerability (31 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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