New Zealand country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Rookeries are found on Cape Palliser at the southern tip of North Island, along the west coast of South Island from Farewell Spit south around Ruapuke Island on the south coast, and on Stewart Island Solander Island, The Snares, Auckland Islands, Campbell Island, Antipodes Island, Bounty Island, and Chatham Island (Ref. 1522). C: Ref. 75211, O: Ref. 8822.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nz.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.fish.govt.nz/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Rice, D.W., 1998
National Database:

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Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Mammalia > Carnivora (Carnivores) > Otariidae ()

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

Bathydemersal. Temperate; 90°N - 90°S, 100°E - 170°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific. Temperate to tropical climates.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 200 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1394); 150 cm TL (female); max. published weight: 200.0 kg (Ref. 1394); max. published weight: 200.0 kg

Known from locations more exposed to wind and weather such as rocky areas; prefer waters of the continental shelf and slope. Feeds on a wide variety of pelagic near-surface fishes and squids, and benthic prey, particularly octopuses; and occasionally feeds on penguins and other marine birds. Found in locations more exposed to wind and weather; prefer waters of the continental shelf and slope. Feeds on a wide variety of pelagic near-surface fishes and squids, and benthic prey, particularly octopuses; occasionally feeds on penguins and other marine birds (Ref. 1394).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber. 1993. (Ref. 1394)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 05 November 2014

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Appendix II: International trade monitored

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Fisheries: species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 10.2 - 19.9, mean 16 (based on 684 cells).

Resilience (Ref. 69278) Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.17-0.41).

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Moderate to high vulnerability (47 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Arctocephalus forsteri (Lesson, 1828)