Lobodon carcinophagus Crabeater Seal

Lobodon carcinophagus is commonly referred to as Crabeater Seal. Difficulty in the aquarium: Pas pour l'aquarium!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

13227 

AphiaID:

344008 

Scientific:

Lobodon carcinophagus 

German:

Krabbenfresser 

English:

Crabeater Seal 

Category:

Mamiphères 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Mammalia (Class) > Carnivora (Order) > Phocidae (Family) > Lobodon (Genus) > carcinophagus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Hombron & Jacquinot, ), 1842 

Occurrence:

Antarctica, Australia, Chile, New Zealand, South America, South Orkney Islands, South-Africa, Tasmania (Australia) 

Sea depth:

0 - 6000 Meter 

Size:

up to 102.36" (260 cm) 

Weight:

300 kg 

Temperature:

-0,4 °F - 1,0 °F (-0,4°C - 1,0°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Fish (little fishes), Krill, Predatory 

Difficulty:

Pas pour l'aquarium! 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Lobodon carcinophagus
  Krabbenfresser

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2020-09-02 17:58:08 

Last edit:

2020-09-15 20:11:22 

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