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Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic. Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Kuwait, Eastern Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.0 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 801)
Size ranges from 0.0004 cm to 0.0005 cm in diameter. It is an important source of beta carotene utilised by food and aquaculture industry (Ref. 801). It is common in high saline pools and lagoons, and forms dense blooms turning the water reddish brown in color (Ref. 801).
Guiry, M.D. and G.M. Guiry. 2009. (Ref. 80701)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Human uses
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