Aves |
Procellariiformes |
Procellariidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Others. Tropical
Indo-Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 43.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 84934); max. published weight: 450.00 g (Ref. 356)
Pelagic but also occurs in open ocean (Ref. 122680) in deep waters (Ref. 356). Usually foraging within mixed-species feeding flocks over schools of predatory fishes. Feeds by seizing prey while sitting on the water or by dipping prey while flapping just above the ocean surface. Main diet includes squid and fish, especially goatfish and lantern fish and crustaceans (Ref. 122680).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Lepage, D. 2007. (Ref. 7816)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
| FishSource |
Tools
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=7.67-15.08).
Price category
Unknown.
