Reptilia |
Squamata |
Hydrophiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / गहराई सीमा / distribution range
पारिस्थितिकी
प्रवाल-भित्ति संयुक्त; गहराई सीमा 1 - 15 m (संदर्भ 78637). Tropical; 51°N - 58°S (संदर्भ 356)
Indo-West Pacific, Northwest Atlantic and the Mediterranean.
Length at first maturity / आकार / Weight / Age
परिपक्व अवधि: Lm ?, range 880 - ? cm Max length : 91.0 cm SVL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (संदर्भ 78637); common length : 90.0 cm SVL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (संदर्भ 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
परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Mating behavior: Males stimulate females during copulation with the use of their larger rostral spine.
SAUP Database. 2006. (संदर्भ 356)
IUCN Red List Status
(संदर्भ 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (संदर्भ 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (संदर्भ 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
| FishSource |
साधन
अधिक जानकारी
PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
इंटरनेट स्रोत
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.