| Odobenidae (walruses) |
| 380 cm TL (male/unsexed); 300 cm TL (female); max.weight: 1,883 kg; max.weight: 1,200 kg |
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bathydemersal; marine; depth range 0 - 91 m |
| Northern Atlantic, Northern Pacific, and the Arctic: from Arctic Canada, northern Greenland, south to Denmark and east to Russia and Alaska. Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus: Russia, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, UK, Barents Sea, Netherlands, Belgium, Atlantic Ocean, Bay of Biscay, Hudson Bay, Kara Sea, Prince Edward Island; Odobenus rosmarus laptevi: Russia, Laptev Sea, Kara Sea, East Siberian Sea; Odobenus rosmarus divergens: Arctic Ocean, Bering Sea, Chukchi Sea, Alaska, Russia, Beaufort Sea, Sea of Okhotsk, Japan, Kamchatka. |
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| Found in shallow water and coastal habitats, usually associated with pack ice; regularly haul out on sandy beaches, rocky shores, and ice floes to rest and moult. Feeds on benthic invertebrates (i.e. clams, worms, snails, shrimp and slow-moving fish). Maximum measurements of female species based from Ref. 1394. Found in shallow water and coastal habitats, usually associated with pack ice; regularly haul out on sandy beaches, rocky shores, and ice floes to rest and moult. Feeds on benthic invertebrates (i.e. clams, worms, snails, shrimp and slow-moving fish) (Ref. 1394). |
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Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 05 February 2016 (A3c) Ref. 123251)
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