Maldives country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: questionable
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: No credible records (Ref. 1522). M: Ref. 1394; O: Ref. 1522.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mv.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber, 1993
National Database:

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Classification / Names / Names প্রচলিত নাম সমূহ | প্রতিনাম সমূহ | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Sirenia (Dugongs and manatees) > Dugongidae (dugongs)

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

সমুদতলে ভাসমান বেনথোপেলাজিক; গভীরতার পরিসীমা 0 - 200 m (Ref. 81173), usually 1 - 40 m. Tropical; 30°N - 37°S, 32°E - 178°W

বিতরণ দেশ সমূহ | এফ এ ও এলাকাসমূহ | বাস্তুতন্ত্র | দৃষ্টিগোচর | প্রচলন

Indo-Pacific: Dugong dugon hemprichii: Red Sea, Aqaba, Suez Canal; Dugong dugon dugon: Gulf of Aden, Mozambique, Persian Gulf, Pakistan, India, Myanmar, Malay Peninsula, Gulf of Thailand, Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin, Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Rodriguez, Sri Lanka, Andaman Islands, Indonesia, Ryukyu, Taiwan, Philippines, Guam, Palau, Micronesia, Caroline Is, Papua New Guinea, Solomon, New Caledonia, Australia, Fiji (Ref. 1522).

Length at first maturity / আকৃতি / ওজন / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 406 cm TL পুরুষ/ লিঙ্গ অনিধর্ারিত ; (Ref. 91927); সবের্াচ্চ প্রকাশিত ওজন : 400.0 kg (Ref. 1394); সর্বোচ্চ উলি্ল্লখিত বয়স : 20 বৎসর (Ref. 91927)

Maximum diving depth of 20.5 m recorded from Australia (Ref. 81173). Found in inshore waters, in bays and channels (Ref. 1394). Favors areas with warm shallow water, inshore and reefal seagrass beds (Ref. 936), particularly on fine sand (Ref. 86921). Occurs in small groups of up to 6 individuals; though, an exception of a herd of to 600 individuals was once recorded between Bahrain and Qatar (Ref. 801). Population estimates in the Persian/Arabian Gulf range from 5800 to 7300 individuals. Has a larger range than previously known, where their present range may be about 74% of the historical range (Ref. 114880). Feeds on a variety of seagrasses (Ref. 936). Almost entirely dependent on seagrass for food (Ref. 114880). Preyed upon by tiger sharks (Ref. 49538). Faces threats in the Persian/Arabian Gulf such as dredging, trawling and land reclamation, all damaging their critical seagrass habitats (Ref. 114880).