Not assigned |
Squamata |
Elapidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / εύρος βάθους / distribution range
Οικολογία
Υφαλόφιλο(α); εύρος βάθους 7 - 40 m (Αναφ. 356). Tropical; 49°N - 36°S (Αναφ. 356)
Indo-West Pacific: from the Persian Gulf to Japan and the Indo-Australian Archipelago.
Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Weight / Age
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση: Lm 70.0 range ? - ? cm Max length : 190 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Αναφ. 801)
Data from Malaya indicate that this sea snake has caused more deaths than any sea snake. A fowl bitten was reported to die in eight minutes (Ref. 88062). Minimum depth from Ref. 103587. Inhabits coastal waters. Ovoviviparous. Feeds on fish (Ref. 801).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Eggs | Γονιμότητα | Larvae
It bears 3 to 16 young in a brood (Ref. 88062).
de Silva, A. 1994 An account of the sea snakes (Serpentes : Hydrophiidae) of Sri Lanka. pp. 234-249, In Gopalakrishnakone, P. (ed.). Sea Snake Toxinology. Venom & Toxin Research Group. National University of Singapore. 251 p. (Αναφ. 88062)
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
Population dynamicsΑύξησηMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionΑφθονία PhysiologyΚατανάλωση οξυγόνου
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Διαδικτυακές πηγές
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 23.1 - 29.2, mean 28.1 (based on 1654 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Very high vulnerability (82 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
