Zalophus japonicus, Japanese sea lion
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Zalophus japonicus   (Peters, 1866)

Japanese sea lion
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Mammalia | Carnivora | Otariidae

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

Bathydemersal.  Subtropical; 58°N - 37°N, 123°E - 163°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Northwest Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Extinct (Ref. 1522). Feeds on fish (Ref. 32120). Preyed upon by the great white shark (Ref. 32140) and broadnose sevengill shark (Ref. 8910).

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

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Rice, D.W. 1998 Marine Mammals of the World Systematics and Distribution. Special Publication number 4: The Society for Marine Mammalogy. 231p. (Ref. 1522)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Extinct (EX) ; Date assessed: 26 October 2014

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses


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Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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