Pusa caspica, Caspian seal : fisheries

Pusa caspica   (Gmelin, 1788)

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

Mammalia | Carnivora | Phocidae

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

Bathydemersal.  Subtropical; 60°N - 35°N, 35°E - 63°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Asia and Northeast Atlantic.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 150 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1394); 140 cm TL (female); max. published weight: 86.0 kg (Ref. 1394)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Feeds on a variety of fishes and small crustaceans; the diet varies seasonally (Ref. 1394). Feeds on a variety of fishes and small crustaceans; the diet varies seasonally (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 2024-2)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Appendix I & II: Endangered migratory species conserved through agreements

Threat to humans

Human uses

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

Tools

E-book | Field guide

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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

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): High to very high vulnerability (73 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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