Common name (e.g. turtle)

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Genus + Species (e.g. Caretta caretta)

Hydrophis caerulescens   Shaw, 1802

Dwarf seasnake

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Not assigned | Squamata | Elapidae

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

Benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 20 m (Ref. 356).  Tropical; 41°N - 58°S (Ref. 356)

Distribution Territories | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific and the Mediterranean.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m 84.0, range 71 - 84 cm Max length : 82.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 78637); 74 cm TL (female)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Greer, A.E. 2006 Encyclopedia of Australian reptiles - Hydrophiidae. Australian Museum Online (http://www.amonline.net.au/herpetology/research/encyclopedia.pdf) Version date: 7 August 2006, accessed 27 August 2008. (Ref. 78637)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Threat to humans

Human uses

FAO - Publication: search | FishSource |

Tools

Internet sources

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO - Publication: search | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, Search) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543)	Moderate to high vulnerability (53 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):	Unknown.

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