Pusa sibirica   (Gmelin, 1788)

Baikal seal
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Pusa sibirica

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

Mammalia | Carnivora | Phocidae

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

Bathydemersal; freshwater; depth range 50 - 300 m (Ref. 1394).  Temperate

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Europe - Inland Water, Northeast Atlantic and the Arctic.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 140 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1394); max. published weight: 90.0 kg (Ref. 1394)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

The smallest of pinnipeds, it inhabits rivers and lakes. Feeds on freshwater fishes (Ref. 1394).

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

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber. 1993. (Ref. 1394)

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


CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Fisheries: landings, species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Internet sources

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Fisheries: species profile; publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, Search) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): High vulnerability (65 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.