Mammalia |
Carnivora |
Mustelidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Bathydemersal; brackish. Subtropical; 5°S - 55°S, 80°W - 65°W
Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic: Chile, Peru and Argentina. Subtropical, tropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 100.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1394); max. published weight: 4.5 kg (Ref. 1394)
Found on exposed rocky shores (Ref. 1394). Sometimes enters estuaries and rarely freshwater habitats, where it is marginally sympatric with Lutra canadensis provocax (Ref. 1522). Feeds on crabs, shrimps, mollusks, and fish; sometimes freshwater prawns (Ref. 1394). Found on exposed rocky shores. Feeds on crabs, shrimps, mollusks, and fish; sometimes freshwater prawns (Ref. 1394). Sometimes enters estuaries and rarely freshwater habitats, where it is marginally sympatric with Lutra canadensis provocax (Ref. 1522).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
SAUP Database 2006 SAUP Database. www.seaaroundus.org. (Ref. 356)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Fisheries: species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us
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Population dynamicsGrowth
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Abundance
Life cycleReproduction
Maturity
Fecundity
Spawning
Eggs
Egg development
Larvae
PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Fishing Vulnerability
High vulnerability (60 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
