Mammalia |
Carnivora |
Phocidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Bathydemersal. Temperate; 90°N - 0°S, 180°W - 180°E
Pacific Northwest, Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean and the Arctic: Bering Sea, Sea of Okhotsk, Atlantic Ocean, Canada Quebec, Alaska, Greenland, Canada Newfoundland, Norway, Russia, Japan (Ref. 1394), Canada, Iceland, UK, France, Spain, Portugal, China, Kamchatka, Laptev Sea (Ref. 1522); Erignathus barbatus barbatus: Canada, Greenland, Russia, Canada Newfoundland, Iceland, Norway, UK, France, Spain, Portugal; Erignathus barbatus nauticus: Russia, Canada, Laptev Sea, Alaska, Japan, China, Sea of Okhotsk, Kamchatka.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 250 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1394)
They usually restrict themselves to sea ice and stay in relatively shallow areas of continuously moving ice, where open leads and polynyas regularly form. In some areas, they are known to haul out on shore, ascend streams, or live a pelagic existence away from ice and land for long periods of time. Feeds on many species of small invertebrates that live on, and in, the bottom; and fish (Ref. 1394). They usually restrict themselves to sea ice and stay in relatively shallow areas of continuously moving ice, where open leads and polynyas regularly form. In some areas, they are known to haul out on shore, ascend streams, or live a pelagic existence away from ice and land for long periods of time. Feeds on many species of small invertebrates that live on, and in, the bottom; fish (Ref. 1394).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber 1993 FAO species Identification Guide: Marine Mammals of the World. Rome, FAO. 320 p. + 587 figures. (Ref. 1394)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Fisheries: landings, species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us
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Life cycleReproduction
Maturity
Fecundity
Spawning
Eggs
Egg development
Larvae
PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): -1.7 - 8.9, mean 0.5 (based on 6792 cells).
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.18-0.29).
Fishing Vulnerability
High to very high vulnerability (74 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
