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

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

Others. Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Atlantic Ocean and Indo-Pacific. Gygis alba candida: Polynesia along the Australian coasts northwards to Torres Straits and Malay Archipelago to India (Ref. 89295).

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 33.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8812); max. published weight: 160.00 g (Ref. 356)

Short description Morphology

Culmen: 3.2 cm; tarsus: 1.44 cm; wing: 25.2 cm.

Total Length: 28 to 33 cm; Wingspan: 70 to 87 cm (Ref. 8812). Coastal (Ref. 356). Exclusively marine. Breeds at many tropical and subtropical oceanic islands (Ref. 91362). Solitary breeder; uniquely, lays a single egg on tree branch without any nest. Inquisitive; hovers around nest site in presence of human intruders (Ref. 91362). Exhibits dipping behavior (Ref. 356). Feeds mainly on fish (Ref. 81748).

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

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Stiles, F.G. 1984. (Ref. 5856)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 24.2 - 29.3, mean 27.9 (based on 1736 cells).

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543)
Low vulnerability (23 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Unknown

Gygis alba (Sparrman, 1786)