Reptilia |
Squamata |
Hydrophiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / εύρος βάθους / distribution range
Οικολογία
Υφαλόφιλο(α); εύρος βάθους 1 - 15 m (Αναφ. 78637). Tropical; 51°N - 58°S (Αναφ. 356)
Indo-West Pacific, Northwest Atlantic and the Mediterranean.
Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Weight / Age
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση: Lm ?, range 880 - ? cm Max length : 91.0 cm SVL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Αναφ. 78637); common length : 90.0 cm SVL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Αναφ. 2352)
Feeds exclusively and frequently on large numbers of eggs of small fishes such as damselfish, blennies and gobies. Moves slowly and continuously across crevices and burrows while hunting for fish nests. Only active during daylight. Locates its prey via smell rather than through visual cues (Ref. 101738).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Eggs | Γονιμότητα | Larvae
Mating behavior: Males stimulate females during copulation with the use of their larger rostral spine.
SAUP Database 2006 SAUP Database. www.seaaroundus.org. (Αναφ. 356)
IUCN Red List Status
(Αναφ. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Αναφ. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
| FishSource |
Εργαλεία
Περισσότερες πληροφορίες
PhysiologyΚατανάλωση οξυγόνου
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Διαδικτυακές πηγές
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 17.6 - 29.3, mean 28.1 (based on 2331 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
High vulnerability (56 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.